ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose men's basketball team held off a late charge by visiting Pace University and continued its stellar free throw shooting to preserve a 64-59 Northeast-10 Conference victory over the Setters today at the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium. The Golden Knights (17-7/12-7 NE-10) are now off to a 4-0 start in the month of February for the second year in a row and are tied for fifth place in the 16-team league standings with three games left in the regular season.

Saint Rose did its best to help fight cancer by donating $2,840 in paid admissions to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the V Foundation for Cancer Research and Camp Bravehearts. Additionally, the College honored some 40 student-athletes and several teams in recognition of outstanding athletic achievement throughout the past year during halftime of today's contest.

Saint Rose overcame a dismal shooting performance this afternoon to win its fourth in a row, which is the longest current streak in the NE-10. The Golden Knights hit just 34.3 percent (24-for-70) of their attempts, including a 3-for-19 effort from the arc. However, they committed a season-low six turnovers and generated a 16-4 margin off of 12 Pace miscues. Saint Rose furthermore took advantage of a depleted lineup for the Setters, who only had seven players in uniform.

The Golden Knights broke open a tight 43-43 ballgame with a little more than 10 minutes to play behind a 13-4 run that covered a six and a half minute span. Junior forward Brian Hanuschak and sophomore guard Andre Pope converted back-to-back layups to get things going. Pope then buried a pair of free throws and junior guard Shea Bromirski added a jumper off of his own steal that made it a 56-47 affair with 3:42 left.

Pace (10-14/6-13 NE-10) refused to go away behind a 12-4 spurt of its own to get back to within a point, 60-59, with 27 seconds on the clock. Sophomore forward Keon Williams jumpstarted the outburst with a conventional 3-point play and then capped things with a jumper from the baseline to make it a one possession game.

Saint Rose then displayed why it leads the conference in free throw shooting percentage down the stretch. Junior guard Rob Gutierrez drained four in a row from the line in the waning moments, which completed a perfect 13-for-13 effort by the Golden Knights in the contest. Saint Rose has additionally knocked down 48-of-49 attempts from the stripe over the last two games.

Gutierrez led the Golden Knights with 17 points and eight boards. Bromirski finished with 16 points, while Pope filled up the box score with 11 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Williams topped all scorers with 23 points to lead the Setters. Meanwhile, Primus-Devonish added 16 points and six assists.

Both squads return to league action Wednesday night with a pair of 7:30 pm starts. Saint Rose will put its 10-2 home slate on the line when its hosts the University of New Haven, while Pace welcomes Le Moyne College to Pleasantville.
 
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