MADISON, N.J. – Despite a 50-point second half, the FDU-Florham men's basketball team fell to King's College 84-80 Saturday afternoon at home. 
 
DEVILS HIGHLIGHTS

• Chris Smith led all Devils scorers with 19 points on 8-of-13 from the field and added seven rebounds and one block. 
• Jaqwan Washington recorded his first double digit effort of the year as he put up 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting including a 4-for-5 day from beyond the arc.
• Mac Creek tallied 16 points, going 6-for-13 from the field and 4-for-8 from the three-point line.
• Micah Moore rounded out FDU's double digit point scorers as the senior finished with 10 points on 4-of-8 from the field. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Monarchs opened the afternoon's scoring with a trey from Ben Malley, but Creek answered with consecutive threes of his own to propel the Devils to an early lead. 
• After a triple from Noah Pagan, FDU led the Monarchs 13-9 with 15:06 to play, but 12 straight points from King's gave the Monarchs a 21-13 edge with 11:39 on the clock. 
• With 4:59 remaining in the half, Pagan hit two free throws to get the Devils back within one score at 31-28, but a 16-2 run from the Monarchs put King's ahead 47-30 at the break. 
• By the 11:08 mark in the second half, FDU trailed 63-40, but a 24-8 run from the Devils cut their deficit to just seven points with 2:47 left to play in regulation. 
• With 1:53 left, a Washington trey made it a two-score game at 76-70, but a Monarchs jumper and five straight free throws from King's held the Devils at bay and despite a last second tip-in layup from Smith, the Devils fell to the Monarchs by four, 84-80. 

GAME NOTES

• Saturday's game was Smith's 12^th double digit point game of the year. 
• This was just the third time this season the Devils scored 80 or more points in a game. 
• Saturday's game was the third straight game of 13 or less turnovers for FDU.
• Creek and Washington each hit four threes Saturday, marking the seventh and eighth times a Devils player has tallied four or more threes in a game. 

 
UP NEXT
The Devils return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 14 as FDU hosts Delaware Valley. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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