HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (Jan. 18, 2017)- Junior Rashaan Spencer (Hackettstown, N.J. / Mount Olive) scored a season-high 31 points as the Centenary University men's basketball team needed overtime to defeat Keystone College, 106-101, on Wednesday evening.

Senior Paul Jones (Trenton, N.J. / Ewing) nearly collected a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Cyclones who improve to 9-6 overall and 5-3 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference. Mark Gilliam totaled 31 points for the Giants who fall to 5-10 overall 2-7 in the CSAC.

After trailing 36-35 at halftime, the Giants opened the second stanza with solid three point shooting that propelled them to a 62-53 lead with 11:34 remaining. Centenary eventually climbed back into the contest with a 9-4 run over a 2:37 span that evened the game at 77-77 with 5:00 remaining.

The final five minutes of regulation were a dogfight as both teams traded the lead. Spencer knocked down a triple to give the Cyclones an 89-87 lead with 22 seconds remaining. The Giants forced overtime at 89-89, when Gilliam made a layup with 11 seconds remaining.

In the extra session, Centenary actually trailed 95-92 with 3:09 remaining. Spencer proved to be clutch in overtime as he scored 12 points, including a game-tying triple at the 2:49 mark and a go ahead layup at the 1:28 mark. The Cyclones closed the game on a 9-4 run including six points from Spencer.

Senior Zachary Duymich (Millstone Township, N.J. / Allentown) finished with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists, while both senior Kyle Smith (Warwick, N.Y. / Burke Catholic) and junior Hamp Smith (Allentown, Pa. / William Allen) added six points apiece. Perry Belcher and Deion Monroe each totaled 16 points apiece in the loss for Keystone.

Head Coach Tim Fusina and the Cyclones will return to action in Gwynedd Valley, Pa. on Saturday, Jan. 21^st against the Griffins of Gwynedd-Mercy University at 1:00 p.m.