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Mason Barnes
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
62
TCNJ TCNJ 2-1,0-0 NJAC
72
Winner DeSales DSU 2-0,0-0 MAC Freedom
TCNJ TCNJ
2-1,0-0 NJAC
62
Final
72
DeSales DSU
2-0,0-0 MAC Freedom
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
TCNJ TCNJ 26 36 62
DeSales DSU 39 33 72

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

Barnes Leads Men's Basketball to 2-0 Start with 72-62 Win over TCNJ

Center Valley, PA (November 14, 2023) - Senior Mason Barnes tossed in a team-high 16 points leading the DeSales University men's basketball team to a 2-0 start to the season after a 72-62 win over The College of New Jersey in non-conference action on Tuesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics
  • Final Score: DeSales - 72, TCNJ - 62
  • Records: DeSales (2-0 Overall); TCNJ (2-1 Overall)
  • DSU evens the all-time series with the Lions at two wins each.
  • This was the first meeting between these two teams since the 2009 season.
How it Happened
  • The game was back-and-forth over the first 14 minutes of the game as DSU clung to a one-point lead (20-19) with 6:35 left in the opening half.
  • Senior Will Bowen hit a three to push the lead up to four points and the Bulldogs led by 3 (27-24) at the 4:03 mark.
  • Barnes got hot after that hitting four 3's over the span of 2:37 extending a three-point margin up to 13 points (39-26) at the halftime break.
  • The lead hovered around 12-15 points over the first nine minutes of the second-half until TCNJ got within nine (50-41).
  • Senior Christian Guldin hit a three igniting an 8-0 run pushing the lead up to 17 points (58-41) with 7:38 left and the lead remained in double digits until the 16 second mark when the Lions got back within nine before the final margin was posted.
Top Bulldog Performers
  • Barnes finished with 16 points, adding six rebounds, three assists, two steals, and three blocks.
  • Senior Elijah Eberly had 13 points and eight boards off the bench.
  • Guldin added 10 points and six boards.
  • Junior Caleb Gibbs had eight points and nine rebounds and senior Will Bowen had a team-high five assists.
For the Foes
  • Nick Koch led all scorers with a game-high 24 points.
  • Jason Larranaga also had double digits with 14 points.
Inside the Box Score
  • DSU shot 45.8 percent from the field and held TCNJ to just 35.4 percent shooting.
  • The Bulldogs made 10 three-pointers and dominated the glass out-rebounding the Lions, 42-26.
Up Next
  • DeSales is back in action on Saturday when they travel to Swarthmore College for another non-conference game with tip set to begin at 3:00 pm.
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