KEENE, N.H. – There were a number of points on Saturday when things did not look great for the Keene State College men's basketball team, such as when they trailed 16-2 out of the gate.  The Owls then steadied themselves, actually taking a halftime lead by a point, but then trailed by 13 with less than seven minutes to go.  From there, though, came one of the best wins of the season as KSC closed the game on a 29-12 run to pick up a big Little East Conference victory and season sweep of Western Connecticut State University 84-80 on Saturday afternoon at Spaulding Gymnasium.

The win keeps the Owls (13-10, 9-5 LEC) right in the mix toward the top of the standings and brings them within one game of WestConn (17-6, 10-4 LEC) and a half game of the University of Southern Maine (15-9, 10-5 LEC) – both teams KSC swept this season and would have the tiebreaker over – with two games to go.  The Owls close the regular season this week with a road game against Eastern Connecticut State University and a home game against Rhode Island College on Senior Day Saturday.  In order to clinch at least second place, KSC would need to win both games and have WestConn lose either at RIC or home against the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth – both teams playing for their playoff life.