FEBRUARY 7, 2004
BOB ZIADIE
KING'S MEN FALL TO DESALES, 79-72 TO FORGE
FIRST-PLACE TIE
WILKES-BARRE - Jim Zinn netted 25 points while Kyle
Koch added 22 t power the DeSales University men's basketball team to a
79-72 victory over King's College in an MAC Freedom Conference matchup
Saturday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win, DeSales moved to within a half game of
King's in the conference standings with an 17-3 overall record and a 7-2
Freedom Conference mark. King's stands at 17-4 and 8-2 in conference
action.
King's trailed by 11 points with a minute remaining
and clawed to within 77-72 on a pair of baskets by Dave Marks and a bucket
by Dannie Evans with 0:20 left, but Kyle Koch cashed in a pair of charity
tosses with 0:12 remaining to seal the victory.
King's was led by Marks who scored a career-high 26
points with seven rebounds. Jamar Stokes added 13 points while Landon
Gabriel and Marty O'Hora chipped in with 11 and 10 respectively. King's
leading scorer Brian Horgan was held to eight points on 3-of-8 shooting.
King's will next travel to Lycoming College
Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. at Lamade Gym in Williamsport.
