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Matt Kachelries
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
87
Winner DeSales M-20
76
King's (PA) M-336
Winner
DeSales M-20
87
Final
76
King's (PA) M-336
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
DeSales M-20 46 41 87
King's (PA) M-336 26 50 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | BJ Spigelmyer - DeSales SID

Kachelries Nets 25 Leading Men's Hoops past King's, 87-76

Wilkes-Barre, PA (January 26, 2019) - Sophomore Matt Kachelries fell one poiny shy of a career-high netting 25 points to lead the DeSales University men's basketball team past King's College, 87-76, in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics
  • Final Score: DeSales - 87, King's - 76
  • Records: DeSales (13-5, 6-1 Conf.); King's (4-15, 2-6 Conf.)
How it Happened
  • Leading 16-14 eight minutes into the game, DSU used a 15-2 run to take a 31-16 lead with 5:13 to go in the half. Freshman Keba Mitchell and junior Julian Wing each had four during the spurt.
  • Kachelries and sophomore Mike Bealer then finished the half hitting four 3's as DeSales took a 46-26 advantage into the halftime locker room, shooting 58.1 percent from the field and hitting 9-for-17 from deep in the first-half.
  • The lead continued to be 20 (68-48) after a three from Bealer at the 12:29 mark before King's scored eight straight points to pull within 12.
  • The Bulldogs answered with a quick 7-0 run, led by five points from senior Luke Connaghan, to lead 75-56 with 7:26 left and never looked back from there holding a double digit cushion the rest of the way.
Top Bulldog Performers
  • Kachelries finished with 25 points shooting 7-for-10 from the field and adding four assists.
  • Connaghan added 17 points and was just one rebound shy of a double-double, pulling down nine caroms.
  • Bealer came off the bench to hit four 3's for 12 points.
  • Junior Tracy Simsick finished with 11 points.
For the Foes
  • Jake Pawliczak had a team and game-high 25 points shooting 10-for-16 from the field.
  • Tyler Milan finished with 22 points and Noah Tanner added 17 tallies.
Inside the Box Score
  • The Bulldogs finished the game shooting 51.7 percent from the field.
  • DSU hit 15-for-31 from outside the arc.
  • DeSales also won the battle of the boards, out-rebounding King's, 41-33.
  • The Bulldogs' bench out-scored King's, 28-5.
Up Next
  • DeSales returns to action on Monday when they travel to Misericordia University for another important MAC Freedom road contest set to begin at 8:00 pm.
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