Salisbury, MD (November 17, 2018) - The DeSales University men's basketball team used a 18-1 run over the span of 4:47 pulling away from Lancaster Bible College, 80-68, in the consolation game of the Salisbury Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 80, Lancaster Bible - 68
• Records: DeSales (2-2); Lancaster Bible (1-2)

How It Happened

• Neither team led by more than five points in the first half as LBC closed the half on a 9-4 run to take a 34-32 lead into the locker room.
• DeSales went up five (46-41) early in the second-half before a 16-5 Charger run gave LBC a 57-51 lead, its largest of the game, at the 10:02 mark of the second half.
• Junior Ben Pratt hit two free throws at 8:57 quietly starting its 18-1 game-clinching spurt to put the game away.
• Sophomore Matt Kachelries led the spurt with six points as four different Bulldogs scored, including senior Luke Connaghan with five points.
• Leading by 11 (69-58) with 4:10 to go, Lancaster Bible never got any closer than eight the rest of way as DeSales closed the game hitting 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.

Top Bulldog Performers

• All five starters were in double digits led by Connaghan with a team-high 18 tallies.  He added seven rebounds and four assists.
• Kachelries finished with 13 points and handed out five assists, while junior Alex House had 12 points, hitting three 3's.
• Junior Tracy Simsick added 11 points and Pratt stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, five rebounds, five assist, and three steals.

For the Foes

• Alex Whitt scored a game-high 22 points and Quentin Davis finished with 15 points and nine rebounds.
• Jordan Shewbridge added 10 points off the pine.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales out-rebounded LBC, 42-35, and shot 11-for-23 (47.8%) from outside the arc.
• DSU also did an excellent job at the foul line for the second straight game hitting 17-for-20 (85.0%).
• The Bulldogs defense held the Chargers to just 37.5 percent shooting in the second-half.

Up Next

• DeSales returns to action on Tuesday evening when they travel to cross-town rival Moravian College beginning at 8:00 pm.
• The Moravian will be able to be seen live on TV-2 Sports locally on Channel 2 and 502 (in HD).