The St. Lawrence University men's basketball team fell to Union College on Friday night in overtime, as the Dutchmen rallied from nine points down late in the second half to force the extra session before earning a hard-fought 77-75 victory in the Burkman Gymnasium. Kyle Edwards led the Saints with 21 points, while Union's William Hython finished with a career-high 28 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

The victory moves Union to 6-10 (3-5) and avenges a last-second loss to St. Lawrence earlier this season. The Saints (6-12, 2-7) also had 15-point efforts from both Brady Condlin and Kyle Kobis, but shot 6-for-14 from the free throw line in the second half to let Union stay in the game.

St. Lawrence scored on six of its opening nine possessions, including threes by Edwards and Kobis to open up a 14-7 lead 4:36 into the game. Hython would help claw the Dutchmen back midway through the half, scoring eight straight Union points as his team tied it at 19-19. The two teams went toe-to-toe throughout the half, but Hython and Deshon Burgess each scored baskets down the stretch to give the visitors a 32-28 halftime lead, as the Saints failed to score in the final 4:33 of the period.

Union continued to hold the lead early in the second half, but quickly saw a five-point cushion turn into a four-point deficit thanks to a pair of threes from Edwards and another from Kobis for a 42-38 St. Lawrence lead. The Saints balanced their perimeter attack with Condlin, Payton Stahler and Janpeter Brase in the post, as the Saints grew their lead to nine, 58-49, with 4:21 remaining.

However, Kevin Weckworth got hot in a hurry for Union, as he drilled four threes in a matter of minutes including two from well beyond the arc, pulling his team to within one, 60-69, with 1:49 remaining. The teams exchanged baskets, but Burgess gave the Dutchmen the lead at 63-62 on a jumper from the elbow with under :20 seconds left. The Saints turned to Condlin in the post, and he was fouled with 4.4 seconds left. Though he missed the first free throw, he nailed the second to send the game to overtime, 63-63.

With his team up 67-65, Burgess' uncontested dunk off a St. Lawrence turnover gave his team a 69-65 lead and forced the home team to use their final timeout with 3:10 left. It proved to be a good decision, as the Saints got a pair of free throws from Edwards followed by a three from Kobis to reclaim the lead, 70-69, midway through overtime.

Union got a defensive stop with :12 seconds left, and thanks to a pair of free throws by Hython, took a 77-74 lead. The visitors opted to foul Kobis at midcourt with 5.5 seconds left to not allow him a chance to tie the game. The rookie made the first free throw, and though the second one missed, Al Jones collected the offensive rebound. With the clock winding down, he took a fade-away jumper for the tie, but it missed as the buzzer sounded, giving Union the 77-75 win.

Weckworth closed with 14 points, 12 in the second half, while Burgess added 12 for Union. St. Lawrence finished with a narrow 38-37 lead in rebounds, but Union's 48% shooting percentage topped the Saints' 41%.

St. Lawrence will look to regroup as it squares off with Rensselaer tomorrow in the Burkman Gymnasium at 4:00pm.