Box Score HOBOKEN, N.J. – The FDU-Florham Devils men's basketball team dropped an evenly contested game to the Stevens Institute Ducks 61-57 on Tuesday night at Canavan Arena.

The Devils (1-3, 0-0 MAC) played the Ducks (2-2, 0-0 Empire8) to an even 27-27 in the first half, but ultimately came up short in the second stanza. Senior John Flete (Flemington, N.J./North Hampton CC) led the way for FDU-Florham with 17 points and six assists in defeat.

A physical contest from the outset, the two teams battled as the lead changed hands eight times throughout the game. The Devils outshot the Ducks 45.8 percent to 29 percent in the first half, however the game entered the break knotted at 27.

Andrew Meszaros led the way for Stevens with 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Ducks shot a red-hot 60 percent from the floor in the second half of play. 

Junior guard Kevin Furlong (Hazlet, N.J./Raritan) knocked down a big three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to cut the Stevens lead to two at 59-57. The Devils would not get any closer as the Ducks came up with a crucial offensive rebound off of a missed free throw attempt to preserve the victory.

The Devils were hampered by poor free throw shooting and finished the night 6-of-13 from the charity stripe.

Senior captain Will Green (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) scored in double-figures for the fourth consecutive game with 10 points and six rebounds in the loss.

Next up for the Devils:
The Devils head up to Schenectady, N.Y. this weekend for the Union College tournament. FDU-Florham will take on Trinity College (Conn.) in the opening game on Saturday, November 30^th at 5 p.m.