Doylestown, PA (February 22, 2025) - The DeSales University men's basketball fell just short in its quest to earn a spot in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament falling 75-72 at Delaware Valley University in the regular season finale on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: Delaware Valley - 75, DeSales - 72
• Records: DeSales (13-12, 7-7 MAC Freedom); Delaware Valley (13-12, 8-6 MAC Freedom)
• The loss ends DSU's run of qualfying for the MAC Freedom postseason tournament for 12 straight years dating back to the 2012-13 season.
• The Aggies and Bulldogs split the season series as the all-time series sees DSU leading 54-24.

How it Happened

• Tied at nine early, the Aggies used a 7-0 run to take a 16-9 lead.
• The Bulldogs countered with a 13-4 run to claim a 22-20 on junior Brendan Boyle's second three of the spurt.
• Delaware Valley had an 8-0 spurt later in the half that gave the hosts a 35-27 lead before DSU cut the margin down to four points (37-33) at the half.
• The Aggies led the entire way in the second-half and by as many as 12 points before six quick points pulled DeSales to within 51-45 at the 12:09 mark.
• Down 66-55 with 3:53 to go, the Bulldogs made one last rally, cutting the lead down to four after four points from senior Caleb Gibbs and a three from first-year Luke Keppel with 2:53 to go.
• Senior Devin Atkinson answered a bucket by DVU with a three on the other end pulling DSU within a bucket (68-65) with 2:11 left.
• After two Aggies free throws each team had empty possessions before Keppel hit a pull-up three to make it a two-point game (70-68) with 36 ticks remaining.
• Delaware Valley made just 1-of-2 freebies and Boyle was fouled on the other end, calmly knocking down both free throws to make it a one-point game (71-70) with 18 seconds on the clock.
• After Del. Val. knocked down two free throws, the Aggies fouled DSU before they could get a shot off and Keppel hit both of his free throws to again make it a one-point game (73-72) with 4.9 seconds left.
• The Aggies hit two more free throws with three seconds left and last second half court heave was well off the mark as time expired.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Boyle and Keppel each led the Bulldogs with 18 points hitting four 3's each.
• First-year Jayden Thomas had 11 points and three assists.
• Atkinson finished with nine points, 11 rebounds, and six assists.
• Gibbs totaled a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Video:For the Foes

• Antonio Redding led all scorers with 26 points.
• Kamal Johnson had 20 points and Jordan Gombs finished with 16 points.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales shot 39 percent from the field and the Aggies hit 49.1 percent for the game.
• Both teams made 11 three-pointers and both teams took good care of the ball with just 21 turnovers combined.
• DSU had a slim 38-34 advantage on the glass.