Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Five players scored in double figures, but the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team dropped a 77-63 decision to Saint Rose in its 2017-18 season opener this evening.

RECORDS: SCSU (0-1, 0-1 NE10) | Saint Rose (3-0, 1-0 NE10)

HALF: SCSU: 35 | SAINT ROSE: 39
FINAL: SCSU 63 | SAINT ROSE: 77



OWLS STATISTICAL LEADERS:
POINTS: Ulyen Coleman (13), Isaiah McLeod (12), Jerry Luckett, Jr. (11), Joey Wallace (10), Taurus Adams II (10)
ASSISTS: Joey Wallace (3)
REBOUNDS: Taurus Adams II (7), Luke Beesley (6), Joey Wallace (6), Jerry Luckett, Jr. (5), Ulyen Coleman (5)

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The first half was a tight affair in the early going until the Golden Knights went on a 11-2 run to a build a 39-26 lead. The Owls would answer with a 9-0 run of their own to finish out the first half and cut the deficit to 39-35.
- The Owls extended their spurt with a 7-2 run to take a 42-41 lead with 16:45 left. However, the Golden Knights took the lead two possessions later and didn't trail again the rest of the way. SCSU closed the gap to four points with under seven minutes to go before the visitors pulled away late.

UP NEXT
The Owls travel to NE10 foe Le Moyne on Saturday, with the game set to start at 3 p.m.

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