MADISON, N.J. (December 1, 2016) – Sophomore Darren Davy notched a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds, but the FDU men's basketball team dropped a 75-67 decision to Union Thursday.

Deshon Burgess led the Dutchmen with 26 points, helping the Dutchmen move to 2-3. FDU dropped to 2-3 on the short season.

With the Devils trailing 12-8, sophomore Anthony Mitchell finished off a 7-0 spurt with a three to put the host on top 15-12. The Dutchmen came back to go up seven, but Burgess rolled off four straight to stretch the lead to double-digits. A trey by freshman
Rajaan Dixon and a free throw by Davy helped FDU end the first with four straight markers, sending the team down seven heading into the break.

Davy and sophomore Derek Leohner hit back-to-back layups to bring the gap down to five with 17:39 left in the second half, but Burgess hit another layup with 9:54 left sending Union back to a double-digit lead. FDU hit four free throws, finished with a pair of Davy to get within four, but that was as close as they could get.

Mitchell finished the game with 23 points to go along with three helpers, including 4-of-6 shooting from three. Senior Donte Ali had 11 points and eight boards, while junior Veon Lassiter had six points and two rebounds.

The Devils are back in action Tuesday, hosting Drew at 8 p.m.