Box Score

EASTON, Mass. - Sophomore forward Trevon Hamlet (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and senior guard Chazz McCarter (New Haven, Conn.) finished with 21 and 16 points, respectively, but the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team dropped a 71-56 decision at Stonehill on Wednesday evening.

The Owls are now 8-4, 5-3 in Northeast-10 Conference play. Stonehill is 10-3, 5-3.

Stonehill was the aggressor early on, as it scored the first 12 points of the contest. However, the Owls stormed back with a 20-3 run over the ensuing six-minute stretch to build a five-point lead at 20-15.

The Skyhawks would score the next five points to even the game at 20-20, but the Owls held the lead for the remainder of the half. Chris Harris (Brooklyn, N.Y.) hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds of the frame to give the Owls a 32-26 lead at the break.

McCarter hit a three-pointer in the opening seconds of the second half to put SCSU up by nine, its largest lead of the game. Stonehill responded with a 14-3 run to tie the score at 39-39.

Leading by just a bucket, 48-46, Stonehill seized control of the game with a 13-2 run to increase its lead to 61-48. The Owls were unable to trim the deficit to single digits the rest of the way.

Southern Connecticut is back in action on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. when it hosts No. 22 nationally ranked Bentley.