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Tracy Simsick
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
64
FDU-Florham FDU-F 5-7,0-1 MAC Freedom
78
Winner DeSales DSU 8-4,1-0 MAC Freedom
FDU-Florham FDU-F
5-7,0-1 MAC Freedom
64
Final
78
DeSales DSU
8-4,1-0 MAC Freedom
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
FDU-Florham FDU-F 36 28 64
DeSales DSU 31 47 78

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

Simsick Nets 25 to Reach 1,000; Big Second-Half Leads Men's Hoops past FDU, 78-64

Center Valley, PA (January 8, 2020) - Senior Tracy Simsick led all scorers with 25 points, including the 1,000th of his career, leading a big second-half as the DeSales University men's basketball team past FDU-Florham, 78-64, in the MAC Freedom opener for both teams on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics
  • Final Score: DeSales - 78, FDU-Florham - 64
  • Records: DeSales (8-4, 1-0 MAC Freedom); FDU-Florham (5-7, 0-1 MAC Freedom)
  • Simsick became the 28th player in team history to score 1,000 career points, reaching the milestone with 32 seconds left in the game.
How it Happened
  • Tied at 12 early, DSU scored five straight points to take a 17-12 lead and continued to lead by three (29-26) late in the first-half on a three from sophomore Dat Lambert.
  • The Devils finished the half strong using a 10-2 run to take a 36-31 lead into the locker room.
  • The second-half started as both teams traded baskets before Simsick scored five straight to give DSU its first-half second-half lead (48-47) with 13:48 left.
  • FDU-Florham reclaimed the lead on the next possession before a 9-2 run led by five points from Lambert put the Bulldogs up five (57-52) at the 9:28 mark.
  • The lead was extended to eight points on back-to-back layups from senior Kweku Dawson-Amoah and the Bulldogs put the contest out of reach with a 9-0 run at the 5:02 mark with Simsick scoring five points and junior Timmy Edwards adding the other four.
Top Bulldog Performers
  • Simsick, playing in his first game since Dec. 16th because of a leg injury, scored 25 points off the bench on 11-of-15 shooting and added four assists.
  • Edwards was the only other double digit scorer for the Bulldogs, adding 10 tallies also off the bench and grabbing nine rebounds.
  • Lambert, Dawson-Amoah, senior Ben Pratt, and senior Alex House all had eight points in the win.
  • Pratt added a game-high eight assists.
For the Foes
  • Andy Fleurantin finished with 18 points and five helpers.
  • Oliver Ortman had 16 points and Kenneth LaRocca added 15 points in the loss.
Inside the Box Score
  • DSU shot 54.8 percent from the field, including hitting 21-of-33 (63.6%) in the second-half.
  • The Bulldogs dominated the paint out-scoring FDU, 52-18, and out-rebounding the Devils, 41-23.
  • FDU scored 18 points off DeSales' 12 turnovers.
Up Next
  • The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday when they travel to King's College for another MAC Freedom contest set to begin at 3:00 pm.
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