MADISON, N.J. – The FDU-Florham men's basketball team fell to DeSales 80-61 at home Saturday afternoon. 
 
DEVILS HIGHLIGHTS

• Frankie Denvir led all FDU scorers on the day with 16 points on 5-of-9 from the field and 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. 
• Mac Creek finished the day with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and added seven assists. 
• Chris Smith was FDU's third double digit scorer with 12 points on 5-of-7 from the field. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• DeSales took an early 13-4 lead after a Jayden Thomas three-pointer, but FDU answered with a layup from Smith followed by a trey from Creek to cut the Devils deficit to four at 13-9 with 13:29 left in the half. 
• By the 11:48 mark, Creek made it one-score game with a jumper. Then after a nearly 3:00 scoring drought, Smith knotted the contest at 17 apiece with 8:57 to play in the first half. 
• Shortly after, Denvir gave FDU its first lead of the game with triple to put the Devils ahead 20-19 at the 8:25 mark. 
• With 3:33 to go, after Denvir and Creek added to the FDU lead, the DeSales' Jayden Thomas sank a triple to cut the lead to just one, 23-22. This shot led to a 10-3 run for the Bulldogs to close out the first half and take a 32-25 lead into the break. 
• DeSales opened the second stanza with a 13-8 run to take a 45-33 lead with 13:53 left in regulation. 
• A Jorarei Bile layup at the 11:08 time stamp cut the FDU deficit to six, but this was the closest the Devils cut it in the second half. 

GAME NOTES

• For the second straight game, Denvir led the Devils in scoring. 
• Denvir's 4-for-7 day from beyond the arc was the 12^th time a Devils player knocked down four or more in a game. 
• Smith now has 19 games this season with double figure points.  

UP NEXT
FDU continues at home on Wednesday, Feb. 11 as the Devils host the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 
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