ALBANY, NY—The Sage Colleges Gators opened the second half with a 12-0 run, catapulting them to a victory over the Houghton Highlanders, 92-66.
 
The Gators raced out to a quick start and eventually built an 11-point lead midway through the first half before the Highlanders battled back.  With 1:10 left to play before halftime, Dylan Lambert sank a jumper that evened the score, 37-37.
 
In the waning second before the break Sage hit a three-pointer and entered the locker room up by three.
 
After Sage raced out to a 16-point lead in the second, Houghton again began to mount a comeback.  Midway through the half Antonio Deadmon sank a deep three that pulled Houghton within seven, but that would be as close as the Highlanders would come as the Gators pulled away down the stretch.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 66 | Sage – 92
Records: Houghton: 3-19 (0-13 Empire 8) | Sage: 10-12 (5-8 Empire 8)
Venue: Kahl Gymnasium, Albany, NY| Attendance: 283 

NOTABLE STATS
>> Lambert scored a game-high 25 points—18 of which came in the first half—on 10-of-15 from the floor.  He also added nine rebounds, four assists and four steals.
 
>> Carl Holmes collected 13 points and Cody Johnson posted eight points, six rebounds and three blocked shots for the Highlanders.
 
>> Houghton out-rebounded Sage, 36-34, including 14-11 on the offensive glass.  The Gators, however, won the turnover battle, 20-13.
 
>> Sage, who shot 45 percent from the floor in the first half, posted an impressive 63 percent shooting in the second half, including 53 percent from beyond the arch.  Houghton, who outshot the Gators in the first half (48%), hit only 32 percent of their shots in the second half.
 
>> Kevin Lenehan led the Gators with 19 points and eight rebounds.
 
COACH'S CORNER
"It was a tale of two halves again tonight.  In the first half we executed well and did a lot of good things. 
 
"We need to be tougher mentally to be able to carry that over into the second half. 
 
"We have another great opportunity to get better again tomorrow at Stevens." –Coach Corky McMullen
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders travel south from Albany tomorrow to Hoboken, New Jersey to take on the Stevens Ducks at 3:00 p.m.