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Luke Keppel
Sarah Campbell - SID Student Assistant
65
FDU-Florham FDU-F 5-7,0-1 MAC Freedom
70
Winner DeSales DSU 6-6,1-0 MAC Freedom
FDU-Florham FDU-F
5-7,0-1 MAC Freedom
65
Final
70
DeSales DSU
6-6,1-0 MAC Freedom
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
FDU-Florham FDU-F 25 40 65
DeSales DSU 28 42 70

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

Thomas and Keppel Carry Men's Hoops Past FDU-Florham, 70-65, in Conference Opener

Center Valley, PA (January 7, 2026) - Sophomores Jayden Thomas and Luke Keppel combined for 44 points leading the DeSales University men's basketball team past FDU-Florham, 70-65, in the MAC Freedom opener on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics
  • Final Score: DeSales - 70, FDU-Florham - 65
  • Records: DeSales (6-6, 1-0 MAC Freedom); FDU-Florham (5-7, 0-1 MAC Freedom)
  • The Bulldogs have now won 18 straight in the series and improve to 46-15 vs. the Devils in the all-time series.
How it Happened
  • DeSales started quickly in this one taking a 16-6 lead over the first seven minutes.
  • Thomas scored the final five points in the quick start.
  • The lead remained 10 (24-14) with about six minutes left before the Devils closed the half on an 11-3 spurt to trail by just three points (28-25) at the break.
  • FDU-Florham rode that momentum into the start of the second-half taking its first lead of the game at 31-30 and led by four st 34-30.
  • The game went back-and-forth over the next several minutes and saw the Devils still leading by one (47-46) midway thru the half.
  • The lead changed hands 12 times in the second-half and with 2:09 to go saw FDU leading by three (64-61).
  • Keppel was fouled on a three-pointer with 1:54 to go and made all three freebies to tie game at 64.
  • After the Bulldogs got a stop, senior Chris Edwards came up big with a putback with 55 seconds left to give DSU a two point lead.
  • A foul on the other end saw the Devils hit 1-of-2 free throws to trim the margin down to one.
  • Out of a timeout, Thomas scored on a driving layup with 29.8 ticks left to give the Bulldogs a three-point lead.
  • On the other end, sophomore Emanuel Domingo blocked a tying attempt and Keppel was there to grab the rebound, hitting two free throws on the other end to ice the win.
Top Bulldog Performers
  • Keppel led all scorers with 23 points, hitting 5 3's.
  • Thomas stuffed the stat sheet once again with 21 points, six rebounds, six assists, and three steals.
For the Foes
  • Chris Smith added 19 points to lead the Devils.
  • Noah Pagan and Ethan Klueh each had 11 points for FDU-Florham.
Inside the Box Score
  • DSU shot just 37.0 percent from the field but cashed in at the line hitting 22-of-25 (88.0 percent).
  • DeSales had just 11 turnovers.
Up Next
  • The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday traveling to Delaware Valley University for another MAC Freedom game set to begin at 3:00 pm.
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