GLENSIDE, PA (February 8, 2025) -- Trailing by four at the break, the King's College men's basketball team out scored the host Arcadia University, 50-32, in the second half behind 55.6% shooting from the field on their way to an 81-67 win in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play. The win improves the Monarchs' record to 10-9 overall and 5-5 in the standings, while the Knights drop to 10-11 and 5-5 in the conference.
 
It was a fast paced game to start with King's (10-9, 5-5 MAC Freedom) ahead, 23-17, with 9:52 left in the half. Both teams hit a scoring drought as the game went scoreless over the next 2:58 before a triple from Sean Forrest got the offenses going again. Arcadia (10-11, 5-5 MAC Freedom) responded to that three with the next 11 points to jump ahead, 28-26, with 3:51 remaining, but Forrest again got the Monarchs back on the scoreboard with a layup and a free throw. The Knights had the edge down the stretch, 7-2, as King's faced a 35-31 halftime deficit.
 
The host Arcadia started the second half hot as they drained a pair of threes before Christ Patton responded with a triple of his own. After a pair of Knights free throws, the Monarchs went on a 6-0 spurt to spark a 9-3 run to close within three, 46-43, with 14:32 left. The Knights had two quick scores, but Ben Rodner-Tims went to the free throw line to sink a pair and jump start a 19-0 rally by King's as they jumped ahead, 62-50, with 8:44 to play.
 
The King's lead swelled to as many as 15, 67-52, with 6:51 left before Arcadia staged their comeback efforts. The Knights would only get as close as nine, 70-61, with 2:53 on the clock but the Monarchs went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe and added big-time buckets form Forrest and Jawane Buckner down the stretch to secure the important 81-67 win and snap a seven-game skid with the Knights on Saturday morning.
 
Patton led all scorers with 22 points in 40 minutes with seven rebounds, four assists, a block, and a steal, while Forrest sparked the offense off the bench with 18 to go along with six boards and a steal. Jake Karnish rounded out the leading scorers with 14, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor, with four assists, four caroms, and a takeaway, while Eamonn Walsh added nine points, five rebounds, and three dimes. Rodner-Tims also put up eight points with a team-high three steals in the win.
 
Jamison Lynam led four in double figures for the Knights with 19 points, six assists, and six steals.
 
King's used a 55.6% shooting effort in the second half to end up with a 46.4% (26-56) percentage for the game and a 52.4% effort from three. The Monarchs had the edge in the rebounding margin, 30-28, in the win, while the defense forced 17 Knight turnovers resulting in a 27-18 edge I points off turnovers. King's also had the advantage in second-chance points (13-10), bench points (26-5), and points in the paint (26-20).
 
King's is set to travel to Delaware Valley University on Wednesday night as they look to extend their MAC Freedom win streak to four. Tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Doylestown, PA.