OSWEGO, N.Y. – Behind a second-half rally led by senior Julien Crittendon, the Oswego State men's basketball team nearly overcame a 13-point second half deficit in a 67-65 setback to Nazareth College.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Nazareth 67, Oswego 65
• Location:  Max Ziel Gymnasium, Laker Hall, Oswego, N.Y.
• Records:  Nazareth 5-1, Oswego 3-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Nazareth raced out to a 10-4 lead in the first four minutes of action behind a pair of three pointers.
• Brendon Mulson and Kaleb Cook answered right back to knot the game at ten just a minute later.
• The Golden Flyers reasserted control with a 12-3 run over the next seven minutes of play.
• Oswego came back with a 15-8 run culminating with four points from junior Jordan Brown to close the game to 30-28 with 4:18 left in the half.
• Three baskets from deep helped Nazareth take a 41-33 lead into the half as they shot 8-for-14 from deep in the frame.
• In the second half, the deficit grew to 13 with just under six minutes left to play before Crittendon nailed a pair of three pointers and a jumper to start the Laker comeback.
• After a pair of Jeremiah Sparks free throws cut it to four with 1:58 remaining, Mulson blocked a shot from Nazareth that led to a Devin Green three to make it 66-65 with 1:28 remaining.
• The Lakers had three attempts at the lead down the stretch but a pair of layups and three at the buzzer from the corner wouldn't go down.
• Sparks led Oswego with 17 points while Crittendon had 13.
• Mulson had 13 rebounds and added nine points while Brown added eight rebounds and six points.
• Oswego's defense clamped down on the Golden Flyers in the second half, holding the visitors to 1-for-5 from deep and just 27.2% shooting.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers will be in Max Ziel Gym next Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. conference matchup with Cortland.