Men's Basketball - 2002-03 Season

University of Scranton 84, Delaware Valley 52

SCRANTON (PA) -- The University of Scranton men's basketball team never trailed in the game as the Royals posted an 84-52 victory over visiting Delaware Valley College in the Freedom Conference opener for both teams.

Scranton (3-2, 1-0), which is the preseason favorite to win the conference, led 14-10 midway through the first half when it exploded for a 23-4 run to take a 37-14 advantage with 58 seconds remaining. Dan Loftus scored five points in that spurt.

The Royals built the lead to as many as 36 in the second half as they shot 60.7 percent from the field in the half and finished the game 31-for-57 (54.4 percent). Loftus ended with a game-high 14 points while Brian O'Donnell posted a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Sophomore center Josh Wurtz led the Aggies (1-3, 0-1) as he came off the bench to notch 13 points and six rebounds in 17 minutes. Randall Graves and Brian Singer had eight points apiece with Graves also dishing out four assists.