Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Junior Isaiah McLeod (Cambridge, Mass.) recorded his fourth double-double of the season as a balanced effort pushed the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team past Assumption College, 77-64.

RECORDS: SCSU (9-9, 6-7 NE10) | ASSUMPTION (6-13, 2-11 NE10)

OWLS STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Points: McLeod (20), Jerry Luckett, Jr. (13), Bernard Brantley (12), Taurus Adams II (11), Ulyen Coleman (10)
Rebounds: Luke Beesley (11), McLeod (10), Adams (6)
Assists: Brantley (7), McLeod (6), Tyler Douglas (4)   
Steals: McLeod (4)



HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Owls took a 9-5 lead over the Greyhounds in the first three minutes of the game. The Greyhounds would climb back to come in within one point of Southern three minutes later.

- SCSU jumped out to an eight-point lead midway through the first half. The Owls extended the lead to as many as 13 in the first half and would go into halftime with a 36-28 lead.

- A neck-and-neck affair in the second half kept the Owls lead in double-digits. The Owls would go on a 6-0 run, with Bernard Brantley scoring four of the six, to extend the lead to 16 points with just under nine minutes left to play.

- SCSU led for practically the entire game as five Owls reached double-digits in a 13 points win.

UP NEXT
The Owls will host Saint Michael's on Saturday, Jan. 27, with tip off set for 3:30 p.m.

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