DALLAS, Pa. - Joshua Okocha, Jamison Lynam, and Kyndall Crawford finished with 14-plus points as the Arcadia University men's basketball team defeated Misericordia by an 86-79 final in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play on Wednesday evening.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 8-8 overall and 3-2 in conference play.

-Misericordia fell to 9-7 and 2-3, respectively.

ARCADIA 86, MISERICORDIA 79
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Misericordia began the contest on a 15-4 run.

-The Knights trailed 32-19 with 6:32 left in the first half before a 9-0 run cut the deficit to four just two minutes later.

-Arcadia was down 42-38 going into the break.

-Trailing 61-60 with under eight minutes remaining, the Knights went on an 8-0 stretch to take a 68-61 lead with 6:30 left to play.

-Arcadia extended its lead to 76-65 with under five minutes left, but the Cougars refused to go away with an 11-2 stretch to bring the Knights lead down to two with 90 seconds on the clock.

-Following an Okocha three-pointer, the Knights went five-for-six at the free throw line to close out the victory.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Okocha (21) / Lynam (21) / Crawford (14) / Amyr Walker (10)
Rebounds: Crawford (8) / Walker (8) / Okocha (5)
Assists: Lynam (4) / Walker (3) / Josh Parks (3) / Marquis Kubish (3)
Steals: Walker (2)
Blocks: Jordan Taylor (2)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Saturday when they host Lebanon Valley College for a 4:00 p.m. MAC Freedom game inside the Kuch Center.