The Skidmore College men's basketball team held Union College to 16 second-half points on the way to a 67-41 Liberty League win at the Williamson Sports Center.

It was the league opener for both teams. The Thoroughbreds are 7-4 overall, while the Dutchmen fall to 8-4.

Up 38-33 with 13:00 to play in the game, Skidmore went on a 25-3 run over the next six minutes to put the game away.

Melvis Langyintuo scored all of his game-high 15 points in the second half for the Thoroughbreds. Kyle Clark had a double/double with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Gerard O'Shea (West Sand Lake, N.Y./Averill Park) and John Mantas (Niskayuna, N.Y./CBA) contributed 10 points for the well balanced Skidmore offense. O'Shea also had six assists and a pair of steals.

Keven Donohue (Hudson Falls, N.Y./Hudson Falls) led Union with 15 points and eight rebounds.

The Thoroughbred bench outscored the Dutchmen 21-6. Skidmore scored 19 points off 18 Union turnovers.

Next up for the Thoroughbreds is a league road weekend at Hobart on Friday at 8 p.m. and Hamilton on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Dutchmen are at Hamilton on Friday and Hobart on Saturday.