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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Junior guard Isaiah McLeod (Cambridge, Mass.) registered his third career double-double as he tallied a career-high 28 points along with 10 rebounds to lead the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team to an 82-78 win over No. 24 Merrimack.

RECORDS: SCSU (1-3) | Merrimack (4-3)

Owls Statistical Leaders
Points – Isaiah McLeod (28), Jerry Luckett, Jr. (19), Ulyen Coleman (12)
Rebounds – Isaiah McLeod (10), Jerry Luckett, Jr. (7), Taurus Adams II (6)
Assists – Tyler Douglas (3), Isaiah McLeod (2), Taurus Adams II (2), Walter King (2), Bernard Brantley (2)



HOW IT HAPPENED
The Warriors led by as many as 10 points at 25-15 with 8:43 left in the first half. The Owls went on a 20-9 run to take a one-point lead with two minutes left in the first half. The first half would end with the game deadlocked at 40 on the heels of a McLeod three at the buzzer.
The Owls kept their first half momentum going in the second half with a 7-0 lead to start the second half. The lead went back and forth from there, but a McLeod jumper with 3:24 left gave the Owls the lead for good. A dunk by Luke Beesley (Champaign, Ill.) in the final 90 seconds stretched the lead to two possessions and SCSU went on to finish out the game with a 82-78 win, its first of the season.

UP NEXT
The Owls face crosstown rival New Haven on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

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