GLENSIDE, Pa. – The fourth-seeded Arcadia University men's basketball team fell to fifth-seeded Neumann 86-83 Wednesday night in the Quarterfinals of the ECAC Championship Tournament. Senior John Landro dropped a game-high 28 points, including the 1,000th of his career. The Knights finish the season at 17-11, while Neumann moves to 20-8 on the season and advances to the ECAC Semifinals on Saturday.
 
The Scarlet and Grey held a one-point lead after Landro drained his seventh three of the night for an 83-82 advantage with 1:41 remaining in the second half. Neumann's Deshawn Lowman responded with a three of his own with 36 ticks left putting his team up 85-83.
 
After Lowman missed the backend of a one-and-one with six seconds to go, Arcadia had a chance to send the game to an extra session. Senior Alex Cohen collected the rebound and passed to junior Ryan Kelley, who fed freshman Josh Scott streaking up the sideline; Scott drove to the lane before kicking out to Landro in the far corner, but the senior was unable to convert the three-point attempt that would have tied the game.
 
The Knights led by as many as eight in the early portions of the second half, before James Butler scored six points as part of a quick 8-0 spurt the knotted the game at 57 with 15:01left. Neumann went 8 of 17, including 3 of 4 from distance over the next 8:14 as part of a 21-12 run that put it ahead by its biggest margin of the night, nine, at 78-69 with 6:47 left in the half. An 11-2 Arcadia run tiedthe game at 80 with under three minutes to go.
 
The Scarlet and Grey finished the contest shooting 49.2% from the floor and 56.5% from beyond the arc. Landro's 28 points was highlighted by a 7 for 12 showing from distance.
 
Deshawn Lowman led Neumann with 25 points on 10 of 13 shooting, with the team converting 52.3% of its field goal attempts.