St. David's, PA (March 5, 2021) - Senior Timmy Edwards scored a game-high 30 points leading the DeSales University men's basketball team to its eighth straight win to start the season in a 86-71 win over Eastern University in non-conference action on Friday evening.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 86; Eastern - 71
• Records: DeSales (8-0); Eastern (0-5)
• The Bulldogs head into its final two games of the regular season next week with a perfect 8-0 record.

How it Happened

• It was a back and forth start to the game with the host Eagles holding a 20-16 lead 11:27 into the game.
• A three from Edwards started a 7-0 run giving the Bulldogs a 23-20 lead and DSU finished the half on an 8-0 run to extend a four-point advantage into a 43-31 lead at the halftime break.
• Eastern cut the margin down to seven early in the second-half but Edwards led a 10-3 run scoring eight points giving DeSales a 55-41 lead with 15:18 left.
• The lead never below 12 the rest of the game peaked at 21 points at the 6:30 mark (80-59) before the final was posted.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Edwards shot 14-for-23 from the field and added six rebounds and five assists in the win.
• Junior Keba Mitchell scored 14 points for the second straight night and pulled down a game-high eight rebounds and blocked two more shots.
• Junior Dat Lambert led the pine squad with 14 points, hitting four 3's and freshman Elijah Eberly added 11 points and six rebounds.
• Freshman Mason Barnes finished with six assists.

For the Foes

• Jaron Fairweather finished with a team-high 19 points and five rebounds.
• Kent Olewiler had 13 points off the bench.
• Sam Gallardo and Kaeshawn Ward each had 11 points.

Inside the Box Score

• DSU continues to torch the nets shooting better than 50% from the field yet again at 57.1 percent.
• The Bulldogs owned the paint out-scoring Eastern, 56-30.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs are back in action next Thursday/Friday taking on Lycoming College in a home-and-home series.