Wilkes-Barre, PA (January 11, 2020) - The DeSales University men's basketball team hit 14 3's en route to its sixth straight win, 76-59, over King's College in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 76, King's - 59
• Records: DeSales (9-4, 2-0 MAC Freedom); King's (6-6, 0-2 MAC Freedom)
• The win is the sixth straight for the Bulldogs this season.

How it Happened

• King's started quickly opening up a 14-9 lead early.
• The Monarchs continued to lead by three (17-14) when the Bulldogs used a 12-2 run on three straight three-pointers from freshman Jordan Holmqvist to take a 26-19 lead with 8:19 left in the opening half.
• KC answered with six straight points but DeSales regained its seven-point advantage and led by six (41-35) at the halftime break.
• DeSales took control to start the second half out-scoring King's 10-2 over the first 3:13, thanks in part by two 3's from junior Mike Bealer.
• The lead peaked at 19 points twice and never fell below double digits the rest of the way in the road win.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Holmqvist led all scorers with 18 points off the bench, hitting 6-of-10 from three-point range.
• Junior Matt Kachelries added 16 points and finished with seven assists.
• Senior Alex House had 11 points.
• Bealer, senior Kweku Dawson-Amoah, and junior Timmy Edwards all had nine points.

For the Foes

• Josh Bailey finished with 17 points.
• Brad Kalinowski had 10 as the only two players in double digits.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales shot 14-for-28 (50.0%) from outside the arc.
• King's shot just 37.9 percent from the field.
• Both teams had 13 turnovers.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs travel to Wilkes-Barre, PA yet again on Wednesday when they take on Wilkes University with tip set for 6:00 pm.