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Keba Mitchell Block
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
63
Eastern East 0-4,0-3 MAC Commonwealth
89
Winner DeSales DSU 7-0,6-0 MAC Freedom
Eastern East
0-4,0-3 MAC Commonwealth
63
Final
89
DeSales DSU
7-0,6-0 MAC Freedom
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Eastern East 27 36 63
DeSales DSU 47 42 89

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

Mitchell's Double-Double Leads Men's Basketball to 7-0 Start in 89-63 Win over Eastern

Center Valley, PA (March 4, 2021) - Junior Keba Mitchell recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and added seven blocks leading the DeSales University men's basketball team to a 7-0 start with an 89-63 win over Eastern University in non-conference action on Thursday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics
  • Final Score: DeSales - 89; Eastern - 63
  • Records: DeSales (7-0); Eastern (0-4)
  • The win keeps DSU unbeaten on the season and sees the Bulldogs record its fifth win by 25+ points this season.
How it Happened
  • After each team scoring to start the game, DeSales used a 14-2 run over the next four minutes to take a 16-4 lead just 4:40 into the game with Mitchell scoring five points and blocking two shots.
  • The lead was eight at the 7:33 mark before the Bulldogs took control for good using a 12-2 run over the next five minutes to take a 40-22 lead as five different players scoring during the spurt and DeSales ran into the locker room with a 47-27 lead.
  • Eastern got within 16 once in the second-half but never any closer with the lead peaking at 26 three times including the final tally.
Top Bulldog Performers
  • Mitchell was just three blocks shy of the school's second-ever triple double.
  • Senior Timmy Edwards finished with a game-high 16 points and pulled down eight boards.
  • Junior Dat Lambert came off the bench to pour in 13 points and freshman Elijah Eberly finished with 12 tallies and nine rebounds.
  • Sophomore Jordan Holmqvist had 10 points also off the bench and fellow sophomore Aidan Ellwood finished with nine points.
  • Freshman Mason Barnes had six assists.
For the Foes
  • Kaeshawn Ward finished with a team-high 15 points and handed out four assists.
  • Sam Gallardo totaled 13 points.
Inside the Box Score
  • The Bulldogs once again shot well from the field hitting 53.7 percent for the game and 40.9 percent from outside the arc.
  • DSU dominated the glass out-rebounding EU, 44-27, and scored 21 second chance points.
  • Eastern was just 3-for-10 from the charity stripe.
Up Next
  • Game two of the home-and-home series is tomorrow with tip set for 7:00 pm in St. David's, PA.
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