Arcadia 88, Lebanon Valley 69
 
LVC Starters
Baker, Tucker, L. Garcia, Covey, Deihm
 
Arcadia Starters
Pendleton, Davis, Walsh, Derr, Money
 
How It Happened
GLENSIDE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley dropped an 88-69 MAC Commonwealth contest to Arcadia on Tuesday evening in men's basketball action. The Flying Dutchmen fell to 3-6, 0-3 MAC Commonwealth, while the Knights improved to 6-5, 2-2 MAC Commonwealth.
 
In the early stages of the opening half, things were tight as Jeremy Deihm's jumper in the paint put LVC ahead 6-5 with 16:30 remaining. After a missed 3-pointer by Arcadia, Collin Jones then drilled a triple at the 16-minute mark, putting the visiting Dutchmen up 9-5, and forced the Knights to burn a 30-second timeout. Coming out of the timeout, Arcadia answered with a 10-4 spurt that spanned nearly four minutes and took a 15-13 lead. The Knights continued to pour it on and went ahead by 12 at 25-13 with 9:46 left in the first half.
 
Zach Tucker momentarily put the fire out after connecting on a 3-pointer, but Arcadia went on another run and went up by 16 with 7:20 left after Da'kquan Davis' trey that made it 34-18. Down the stretch in the opening half, it seemed like the Knights made every shot, as the home team went into the second half with a 50-28 advantage.
 
In the second half, the Knights continued to shoot well, especially from beyond the arc, and LVC was unable to mount a comeback. With 4:10 remaining in the contest, a Mason Green free throw made it just a 16-point Arcadia lead, but on the Knights' ensuing possession, Jacob Walsh hit a 3-pointer that iced the game and the home team went on to win 88-69.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Justin Baker finished with a team-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting. He added four rebounds and a pair of steals.
 - Zach Tucker scored 14 points and brought down six rebounds in 38 minutes of action.
 - Collin Jones scored a career-best 14 points and recorded four boards.
 - Bryce Diehl chipped in nine points and eight rebounds coming off the bench.
 - Arcadia was led by Da'kquan Davis who netted a game-high 24 points.
 - The Knights' Jacob Walsh scored 22 points and was 7-for-7 from the field, including 5-for-5 from 3-point land.
 - Arcadia shot 54.9% from the floor and 47.8% from beyond the arc.
 - LVC shot 38.2% from the floor as a team.
 - The Knights led in points off turnovers at 15-14.
 - LVC held the edge in second-chance points at 13-8, bench points at 33-24, and points in the paint at 42-30.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen are back in action on Sunday, Dec. 29, when LVC heads to Ashland, Va. for No. 9 Randolph-Macon's Holiday Tournament. LVC takes on the hosts at 4 p.m. and will play either Dickinson or Stockton on Monday.
 
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