LA PLUME, Pa. – A late 13-4 Keystone run broke open a tie game, helping the Giants hold off Centenary College 78-67 in Colonial States Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Cyclones (2-7, 1-2 CSAC) trailed by as many as 12 points, but sophomore point guard Clayton Roker's (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown South) free throw at the 8:37 mark of the second half knotted the score at 51-51.
 
Dan Candemeres started the Giants' (5-2, 2-0 CSAC) run with a pair of free throws and Duncan Lunsford followed with a three-pointer to extend the lead to five points.
 
A steal and fast-break layup from Lunsford pushed the Keystone advantage to nine points four minutes later and Candemeres made the Cyclones' deficit double figures by adding a bucket at the 1:42 mark.
 
Roker tallied Centenary's next six points as the Cyclones closed to within six, but Lunsford had an answer, scoring five points during the final 51 seconds to help secure the victory for Keystone.
 
CC had trailed by as many as 12 points during the opening half before cutting the Giants' lead to six at the break.
 
Senior forward Joshua Case (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua) started a 7-0 spurt for Centenary with back-to-back baskets midway through the second half. Roker's triple pushed the Cyclones in front by three, but Ben Hull answered with a three-pointer of his own for the Giants to tie the score. Just two minutes later, Keystone would use its 13-4 run to grab momentum and put the game away.
 
Roker and Case both netted 15 points to lead the Cyclones, who shot 38 percent (28-74) from the field. Centenary outrebounded the Giants 41-36, but connected on just 3-of-24 shots from beyond the arc. Seniors Tim Brix (Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township) and Kyle Malavasi (Asbury, N.J./North Hunterdon) both added 10 points, while freshman guard Zachary Duymich (Millstone Township, N.J./Allentown) pulled in a team-best eight rebounds.
 
Keystone received a game-high 22 points from Lunsford on 6-11 shooting. He made nine free throws, while adding 10 rebounds and three steals. The Giants shot 45 percent (21-46) from the floor and canned 10 triples.
 
Centenary faces its final non-conference test of the season on Monday when the Cyclones host Mount Saint Mary at 7:00 pm.