PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.- The Setters held Southern Connecticut eight field goals in the second half as Pace won going away in an 83-62 victory over the Owls. Pace stands alone in sixth place in the Northeast-10 Conference as they improve their record to 12-10 on the season and 10-8 in the NE-10. The Owls fall to 10-12 and 8-10 in conference play.

Pace jumped out to a 6-0 lead but the Owls rallied to pull even at 11 with 14:30 left in the first half. Kevin Clark's (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore/St. Johns University) (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore/St. John's Univ.) triple started a 9-2 run as a lay-up by Keon Williams (Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack/Iona College) (Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack/Iona College) at the 12:06 mark gave Pace a 20-13 lead. Southern Connecticut answered as they rallied to tie the score at 20.

The Owls took a four-point lead at 34-30 with 3:47 left in the half but the Setters had a final run in them as they pulled even in the final minute. Pace netted the final four points in the final 30 seconds as Justin Alston (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond) (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond) hit a jumper and Williams scored on a lay-up with two seconds left as the Setters headed into the break with a 42-39 lead.

Southern Connecticut's Jose Cruz pulled the Owls to within one point with a pair of free throws early in the second half before the Setters got hot from long range. Kai Smith (Upper Marlboro, MD/St. Mary's Ryken) (Upper Marlboro, MD/St. Mary's Ryken) got the Setters going with a triple that started a 14-2 game-deciding rally. Alston was the star of the run as he connected on three trifectas as Pace took control of the game as they pulled ahead 56-43 with just under 16 minutes to play in the game.

The Owls rallied with five unanswered points as they pulled to within eight points but the Setters' answered with a pair of Clark triples along with a free by Alston to push the lead back into double figures at 63-48 at the midway point. The Setters dominated the rest of the way as they led by as many as 24 points down the stretch. Pace was dictated the tempo in the second half as they shot 7-for-12 from three-point range, while holding the Owls to only 36.4% shooting from the field  in the final 20 minutes of play.

For Pace, Alston and Williams shined as they each netted 22 points, with Alston shooting 4-for-5 from three-point range for the game. Alston added four steals, while Williams chipped in four rebounds and five assists. Clark shot 4-for-7 from long range as he finished with 12 points, while Jonathan Merceus (Union, NJ/Union) (Union, NJ/Union) totaled 12 points and seven rebounds. Denzel Primus-Devonish (Riverdale, MD/St. John's College) recorded a game-high eight assists in the contest.

The Setters return to action on Saturday, February 11 as Pace will host the College of Saint Rose in a Northeast-10 Conference game at 3:30 pm.