Men's Basketball

University of Scranton 64, Delaware Valley 44

SCRANTON (PA) -- The Delaware Valley College men's basketball team concluded the 2004-05 campaign with a 64-44 loss at The University of Scranton in a Freedom Conference game.

The Aggies improved on last year's 4-20 record by going 9-16 overall and 4-10 in conference play. The Royals head to the Freedom Conference playoffs as the third seed with a 19-5 overall record and 10-4 mark in the conference.

Delaware Valley trailed by one, 23-23, with 4:26 remaining in the first half, but Scranton used a 12-5 to take an eight-point advantage into the locker room. The Aggies then managed just 16 points in the second half on 6-for-28 shooting from the field.

Meril Branch was the lone Aggie in double figures as he came off the bench to notch 13 points and eight rebounds. Randall Graves wrapped up his collegiate career with nine points and the senior guard finishes second all-time in steals with 134 and third in assists with 280.

Randy Arnold paced Scranton with 15 points.