Center Valley, PA (November 19, 2025) - Sophomore Ty Mishock's game-tying three at the buzzer fell short as the DeSales University men's basketball team dropped a 65-62 decision with The College of New Jersey in non-conference action on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: TCNJ - 65, DeSales - 62
• Records: DeSales (2-2 Overall); TCNJ (4-1 Overall)
• DeSales falls to 2-4 all-time with the Lions in the first road wiin for any team in the series.

How it Happened

• Neither team ever led by double digits in a game that featured two lead changes and eight ties.
• DeSales took what proved to be its only lead of the game on a 3 from sophomore Emanuel Domingo 90 seconds into the game.
• With the game tied at seven, TCNJ used an 11-3 run to take an 18-10 as the Bulldogs chipped away at the margiin the rest of the half, pulling within four (33-29) at the halftime break.
• The Bulldogs tied the game at 35 on a three from sophomore Luke Keppel 1:38 into the second-half and the game kept going back-and-forth and remained tied at 56 with 3:54 remaining.
• A bucket from TCNJ gave them a two-point cushion before each team traded free throws with the Lions holding a 60-59 advantage with 2:16 to go.
• DSU forced a shot clock violation but a missed 3 on the offensive end led to a 3 for the Lions on the other end as they took a 63-59 lead with 1:01 left.
• Senior Ryan Glassmacher answered with a three with 40 ticks left but a missed three by the Lions saw a mad scramble for a long rebound land in the hands of TCNJ and the Lions hit two free throws with eight seconds left to make it a 3-point game.
• After a timeout, DSU got a great look at a tying three froms Mishock that fell just short as time expired.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Sophomore Jayden Thomas led all scorers with 26 points, going 13-for-16 from the free throw line.
• Senior Brendan Boyle also had double figures with 10 off the bench.

For the Foes

• Nick Koch led the Lions with 20 points.
• Matthew Solomon had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Inside the Box Score

• The Bulldogs shot just 34 percent from the field but was outstanding from the charity stripe hitting 20-for-24 (83.3 percent).
• TCNJ started the game hot hitting 5-of-7 from outside the arc before going 3-for-23 the rest of the way.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs are back on the court on Saturday when they travel to local rival Muhlenberg College for a non-conference game beginning at 7:00 pm.