MADISON, N.J. – The Ursinus Men's Basketball team dropped a 94-86 contest to FDU-Florham on Thursday night in non-conference play.
 
 
Junior Nick Nocito registered a career-high 39 points behind going 11-of-18 from the field, 4-of-7 from three-point range, and 13-of-18 from the free throw line. He also added eight rebounds, four steals, and three assists. Senior Trevor Wall added 25 points four rebounds, four steals, and three assists.
 
 
Ursinus led 8-7 at the 16:15-mark before the Devils went on a 6-1 run to go up 13-9 at the 15:15-mark. Ursinus scored five straight points to go up 14-13 which started a stretch of the teams trading baskets for the next eight minutes. Neither team led by more than four points until the Devils surged ahead at 39-30 with a pair of three-pointers at the 4:46-mark. It was part of a 13-2 run that saw FDU-Florham take its largest lead of the game at 46-32 with 2:03 left in the first half. The Devils took a 48-37 lead into the half.
 
 
Ursinus opened the second half with a 7-0 run to get within one point at 48-47 three minutes in. The Bears tied the game twice and went on a 10-0 run to gain a lead at 64-59 with 11:28 left in the second half. The Bears extended their lead to its largest of the game at 73-66 at the 9:05-mark until the Devils used an 11-3 run to go up 77-76 at the 4:58-mark. Ursinus tied the game at 79 at the 3:47-mark but would not regain the lead the rest of the way.
 
 
The Bears shot 42.2 percent (27-of-64) from the field and 33.3 percent (10-of-30) from three-point range. However, the Bears shot just 59.5 percent (22-of-37) from the free throw line. Meanwhile, the Devils shot 54 percent (27-of-50) from the field, 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from three-point range, and 69.6 percent (16-of-23) from the free throw line.
 
 
Ursinus returns to action on Friday, December 20th as they will take on Coast Guard Academy at the Cruzin Classic in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at 2:00 p.m.