BOSTON, Mass. - The Western Connecticut State University men's basketball team reeled off a 22-5 run to end the contest and earn a 68-51 victory at Little East Conference foe UMass Boston on Wednesday night at Clark Athletic Center. Senior forward Cameron Gallon (York, Pa.) led the way with 15 points while classmate guard Keeshawn Jones (Middletown, N.Y.) chipped in with 11.

Other key contributors were senior Jeremiah Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and rookie Marcel Henry (Yonkers, N.Y.) who shot a combined 8-of-11 from the floor. The Wolves nailed nearly 46 percent of their shots while the Beacons were held to just a 21 percent clip.

The game changed hands several times in the opening half before UMass Boston entered the break with a 33-27 advantage when Tyler Victor drained a pair of free throws. The Beacons built it up to a seven-point cushion before WestConn retaliated with a second half surge. Henry sparked the comeback with a shot from inside the paint with 14:12 remaining. Shortly therafter, the Wolves regained the lead when senior forward Jourdan Belcher (Elmsford, N.Y.) took a feed from sophomore guard C.J. Riley (Yonkers, N.Y.) and found the bottom of the twine. The visitors would cruise the rest of the way. Williams took a pass from Jones and sank a midrange jumper with 17 seconds left to round the scoring out at 68-51.

With the win, WestConn improved to 11-8 overall and 7-3 in league play, while UMass Boston dropped to 9-9 and 4-6. WestConn notched its third straight victory and will look to extend the streak to four when they head to Vermont State University Castleton on Saturday at 4 p.m.