Box Score
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team pulled off a stunning upset on Wednesday night by shocking Adelphi University. The Owls trailed by as much as 16 late in the second half but went on an incredible 20-0 run en route to a 60-57 win. Sophomore
Chris Harris (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led the Owls offense as he dropped a career-high 17 points and dished out six assists as Southern handed the Panthers their first loss of the season.
Southern is now 1-6 overall and 1-3 in the Northeast-10. Adelphi is 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
Adelphi jumped out early in the first half by taking a nine point lead and later increasing that margin to 12 at the 3:49 mark. However, back-to-back lay-ups by Harris cut the deficit to six as they trailed at halftime, 31-25.
It was a similar story to start the second half as Adelphi came out strong and continued to put the pressure on the Owls as they grabbed a 16 point lead with 9:13 remaining. The momentum was clearly in the Panthers favor but Southern maintained its composure.
Down 52-37 with 7:45 left in the game, freshman
Ante Cosic (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) hit a lay-up to begin a 20-0 run for the Owls. Shortly after, Cosic hit consecutive three's in less than a minute as the 15-point deficit was quickly cut to three.
The Owls continued to capitalize off the Panthers' mistakes and with 1:44 left in regulation, freshman
Tobin Carberry (Hamden, Conn.) hit two foul shots to give Southern the lead. Over a minute later, sophomore
Kieran Ramsey (North Hollywood, Calif.) hit one from behind-the-arc as the shot clock expired, putting his team up five.
Adelphi responded with three points of their own from the line but with 19 seconds remaining, Harris hit three of four foul shots to give Southern a 60-57 lead. With just two seconds to go, Rob Johnson heaved a desperation three which was no good as Southern handed Adelphi their first loss of 2009.
Joining Harris in double-digits was graduate student
Clyde Chapman (Brooklyn, N.Y.). He grabbed a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Ramsey was one point and one rebound shy of another double-double and Cosic added eight clutch points off the bench.
Richard Byrd led all scorers with 19 and David Akinyooye dropped 14.
The Owls return to Moore Field House on Saturday to host Saint Rose. Tip-off is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.
