Center Valley, PA (December 28, 2025) - The DeSales University men's basketball team erased a 20-point second-half deficit to take a one-point lead late but saw its comeback fall short on a last second putback in a 67-66 loss to Baruch College on the first day of the Al Senavitis Memorial Holiday Tournament on Sunday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: Baruch - 67, DeSales - 66
• Records: DeSales (4-6 Overall); Baruch (5-6 Overall)
• The loss is the first ever for the Bulldogs in the all-time series as DSU is now 2-1 all-time vs. the Bearcats.

How it Happened

• DeSales got off to a slow start in this one as the Bearcats jumped out to a 9-0 lead and led 15-2 5:23 into the game.
• Back-to-back 3's from sophomore Robbie Ruisch cut the margin in half but Baruch slowly rebuilt its lead to double digits before taking a 16-point advantage (33-17) into the halftime locker room.
• The lead increased to 20 points a few times to start the second-half and for the last time at the 16:19 mark (42-22).
• Senior Brendan Boyle hit a three that started a 14-4 run cutting the deficit in half (46-36) at the 12:02 mark.
• It was a seven point margin at the 5:47 mark when senior Ryan Glassmacher hit a 3 and sophomore Jayden Thomas hit two free throws making it a two-point game with 5:09 to go.
• DSU still trailed by two with 2:19 remaining when Glassmacher hit another 3 to give the Bulldogs a 63-62 lead with 1:42 on the clock.
• Baruch hit 1-of-2 freebies to tie game but got the offensive rebound on the second miss and cashed in two free throws with 53 ticks left to take a 65-63 lead.
• Thomas came up clutch, hit a running floater on the next possession and was fouled, canning the freebie to give DeSales a 66-65 lead with 31 seconds left.
• Neither team called timeout and Baruch's first attempt at reclaiming the lead with 10 seconds left was an airballed three that the Bearcats tracked down.
• BC came up short on a jumper in the lane with four seconds left but got the offensive board and scored on a short putback with 1.9 seconds left.
• The Bulldogs quickly inbounded the ball and attempted a 3/4 court heave that came up well short as time expired.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Thomas came up just shy of a triple-double with 17 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists in the loss.
• Glassmacher and Ruisch each came off the bench to hit 4's and score 16 points each to lead a strong showing from the Bulldog bench.

For the Foes

• Jack Gordon had a game-high 18 points for the Bearcats.
• Trevon Coppin finished with 16 points and Luke Reese added 10 points.

Inside the Box Score

• After shooting just 23.1 percent in the first-half, DSU torched the second-half nets hitting 53.3 percent for 39.3 percent for the game.
• Baruch out-rebounded DeSales, 38-35 for the game.
• The Bulldogs bench scored 37 of its 66 points.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs take on Gwynedd-Mercy University in the consolation game on Monday at 4:00 PM after GMU also lost a heartbreaker by one point to McDaniel College on Sunday.