WILKES-BARRE, PA (January 26, 2019) – Visiting DeSales University connected on 15 three-pointers including seven from Matt Kachelries as the Bulldogs knocked off the King's College men's basketball team 87-76 in play from McGrane Gymnasium in conference action.

The Monarchs (4-15, 2-6 MAC Freedom) trailed by just two after just over seven minutes of action, as freshman Jake Pawliczak made a layup off a nice feed from Josh Bailey to make it a 16-14 lead by DSU with 12:15 to go. The Bulldogs ratted off nine straight points to put their lead up to double-digits, as Mike Bealer connected on a fastbreak three-pointer.

The Bulldogs continued to add to their lead and got triples from Kachelries and Bealer just before the end of the half to make it a 46-26 DeSales advantage at the break. Kachelries was hot from deep, making 6-of-8 from the floor in the opening period including 5-of-6 from behind the arc on the way to 17 points. King's saw junior Tyler Millan tally 11 first-half points, while Pawliczak finished with 10 in the opening period.

After the intermission, DeSales grew its lead up to a game-high of 21 points after another Kachelries three, but King's wouldn't go away. The Monarchs got the lead down to as little as 12 with 10:47 to go after a three from Millan but the Bulldogs responded with seven straight points to make it a 19-point lead.

With a little over three minutes to play, King's made another charge as Joe Lonardi intercepted an inbounds pass and took it in for a layup to cut the Monarch deficit to just 10 at 77-67. The two teams exchanged free throws but a four-point play from Tracy Simsick pushed the DSU lead back out to 14 points and the Bulldogs iced the game from the line.

King's outscored DeSales in the second half 50-41, thanks to 54.5 percent shooting in the stanza, going 15-for-21 from inside the three-point line. Overall, the Monarchs made 43.1 percent of their field goals on Saturday, led by the 10 made buckets from Pawliczak on his way to a career-high 25 points.

Pawliczak added nine rebounds, and Millan finished with a career-high 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting including 4-of-10 from deep. Sophomore Noah Tanner continued to score for the Monarchs, posting 17 points along with three steals, and Andrew Hudak chalked up seven points, nine rebounds and two rejections. KC held a 42-26 edge in points in the paint, along with a slight 25-18 advantage in points off turnovers.

Kachelries finished with 25 points, adding four assists and two steals for the Bulldogs. Luke Connaghan finished one rebound short of a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds, and Bealer came off the bench to score 12 points for DSU.

King's will make the ride to St. Davids, PA Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. for Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom play at Eastern University.