Box Score

ALBANY, N.Y. - Freshman Greg Langston (Stratford, Conn.) capped a furious second half comeback by scoring five points in the final 25 seconds, including a layup with one second remaining to give the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team a dramatic 85-83 win at Saint Rose on Saturday evening. The Owls were down by 22 points with 9:44 to play and still trailed by three with less than 30 seconds remaining before surging past the Golden Knights.

Southern Connecticut improved to 6-1, 4-1 in Northeast-10 play. Saint Rose is 6-2, 3-2.

For the second time in three games, the Owls' opponent jumped out to a fast start. Saint Rose scored 13 of the first 16 points of the game to take an early 10-point lead at 13-3. The Golden Knights actually led by as many as 20 in the opening half and held a 50-33 advantage at the break.

The second half was a different story. Southern Connecticut slowly chipped away at was once a 20-point first-half deficit. The Owls scored the first 10 points of the second half and had the deficit down to single digits with just over 16 minutes to play.

However, Saint Rose took control of the next four minutes and restored its 19 point lead at 62-43 with just over 12 minutes to go. The Golden Knights actually increased the lead to 22 with 9:44 remaining.

A 16-1 run just past the midway point gave the Owls a second wind, as it turned a 74-53 deficit into a 75-69 Saint Rose edge. The Golden Knights scored the next four points to make it 79-69, but the Owls still had one last run in them.

Trailing 83-78 with 1:13 to go, Dexton Williamson (Bridgeport, Conn.) hit a free throws. The Owls' defense then kept Saint Rose from adding on any more points, and Langston hit a layup, a three-pointer to tie it and then a layup to win it.

Langston finished with 18 points in the win.Chazz McCarter (New Haven, Conn.) and Trevon Hamlet (Brooklyn, N.Y.) each added 13.

The Owls are back in action against Assumption on Dec. 7.