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TROY, N.Y. - St. Lawrence University scored 32 of the game's first 37 points and the Saints went on to a 68-52 victory over the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's basketball team in a Liberty League contest at East Campus Arena. Sophomore Brady Condlin led all scorers with 26 points, while Payton Stahler had 20 for the Saints, who improve to 7-10 overall and 4-4 in the league. Rensselaer falls to 9-8 and 4-4.

The game began with St. Lawrence taking a one point lead, 5-4, at the 17:26 mark but it quickly turned as the Saints went on a 27-1 run over the course of the next 14 minutes for a 32-5 bulge with 3:35 left in the opening frame. Condlin (Massena, NY / Massena) scored 12 of his points in that span, while Stahler (Canajoharie, NY / Canajoharie) scored seven. Freshman Marty Lewis (Farmington, CT / Saint Paul Catholic) added six and senior Kyle Miller (Central Square, NY / Paul V. Moore) added five points. RPI countered with a 13-4 run to close the half for a 36-18 haftime deficit.

The Saints made 13 of 27 shots (48.1%) in the first half, while the Engineers were 7 of 32 (21.9%), including 3 of 16 (18.8%) from three-point range.

A strong start to the second half brought RPI to within 10 points (48-38) midway through the second half. Senior Jamie Zajac (Merrimack, NH / Bishop Guertin) and freshman Tyler Gendron (Merrimack, NH / Merrimack) were two of the catalysts for Rensselaer as they scored eight points apiece, including a pair of three-pointers each. St. Lawrence answered by scoring nine of the next 12 points and eventually built its lead back to 19 points before winning by 16.

Condlin made 8 of 11 field goals and 9 of 11 free throws to lead all scorers with his 26 points. He also had eight rebounds in 33 minutes. Stahler also had eight caroms, along with two assists and a block. Miller finished with nine points and Lewis had six for the Saints, who shot 50% (22 of 44) in the game. SLU also held a 44-29 advantage in rebounds.

Zajac led a balanced attack for RPI, finishing with 10 points and five rebounds. Gendron had eight points. Seven others also scored, including senior Daniel Martin (Cohasset, MA / Cohasset), who had seven points and a team-best six rebounds.

RPI returns to the court on Friday at Hobart College. St. Lawrence plays on Tuesday against Clarkson University. Both games are league contests that begin at 8pm.