Box Score

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Tylon Smith (Manchester, Conn.) led all scorers with 32 points and Michael Mallory (Waterbury, Conn.) recorded the first double-double of his career as the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team defeated Saint Anselm, 101-91.

The junior guard, who also had seven rebounds and six assists, was one of five Owls to score in double figures.

Mallory came off the bench to score 17 points and grab 11 rebounds.

Luke Houston (Pearl River, N.Y.) went for 17 points, while Greg Langston (Stratford, Conn.) and Deshawn Murphy (Hamden, Conn.) each had 14.  Langston finished a rebound shy of a double-double.

SCSU was able to open a 19-10 lead on the home team to start the game.  Smith totaled nine points, while Houston had eight, including the first three, during the opening seven and half minutes of the contest.

The Hawks quickly cut into the Owls' nine-point advantage, running off a 14-6 run over the next four minutes.

The Owls, their lead down to a single point, did not concede the lead to Saint Anselm.  Southern Connecticut outscored the Hawks 19-17 over the final eight minutes of the first half.  At the intermission, SCSU led 46-41.  Smith had 17 points and Houston had 14 points entering the locker room.

After the break, Saint Anselm was able to tie the game at 59 with 14:45 left in the game.  The Owls responded with baskets by Mallory, a steal and ensuing three pointer by Murphy, and Smith layup to regain the lead.  Smith continued to increase the advantage; finishing off a three-point play off a made layup before crashing the offensive glass to finish the put back on his own missed shot next trip down.  The back-to-back baskets by the Owls' tri-captain gave SCSU a 71-63 lead with 10:57 remaining and caused Saint Anselm to take a time out.

Shortly after returning to the court, Langston added to the Owls' total, scoring eight straight points, a jumper followed by two three-pointers.  The senior's second make from beyond the arc put the Owls up 13, 81-68, and effectively ended the contest.

Saint Anselm never trailed by less than 10 points over the final eight minutes.

SCSU, which shot 51% from the field including 13/23 from three-point range, never trailed after a Smith layup put the Owls up 9-8 four minutes into the game.

The Owls, 13-2, 7-2 NE-10, host Saint Michael's on Saturday afternoon.  The Northeast-10 Conference game is scheduled to tip off at 3:30p.m.