Basketball

FDU-Florham 76, Delaware Valley 67

MADISON (NJ) - The Delaware Valley College men's basketball tram opened Freedom Conference play with a 76-67 road loss at FDU-Florham. The loss dropped the Aggies to 0-4 overall while the Devils improved to 2-3.

FDU-Florham opened the game with an 8-0 run and built the lead to as many as 13 in the first half. Delaware Valley ended the stanza with a 9-3 rally to trail by six, 43-37 at the break.

The Devils upped the lead once again, this time to as many as 14, 55-41, with 14:54 remaining. Back came the Aggies with a 17-4 run capped by Paul Lewis' jumper with 6:52 to go to make it a one-point game. However, the Devils responded with 11 of the game's next 12 points to seal the deal.

FDU-Florham shot 60 percent from the field while holding the Aggies to just 32.3 shooting. Delaware Valley did force 27 Devil turnovers in the contests, including 18 on steals.

Isaiah Pinckney paced Delaware Valley with 15 points while Dominque Brown added 14 points and five steals. Lewis came off the bench to contribute 10 points.

Frank Emslie came off the pine to notch a team-best 15 points for FDU-Florham while Pierre Schmitt and Cody Chalmers added 13 apiece.