EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- Andrew Brown scored 17 points and Bilal Abdullah had 16 to lead Lafayette to a 71-54 victory over Central Connecticut State on Sunday.
Paul Cummings added 12 points for Lafayette (3-2). Joe Seymore scored 13 points, Shemik Thompson had 12 and Ken Horton added 10 for Central Connecticut (1-4).
Lafayette led 37-27 at the half, but Central Connecticut opened the second half with a 10-3 run to cut the margin to 40-37 at 15:19 on a 3-pointer by Tristan Blackwood.
But the Leopards then outscored the Blue Devils 18-6 and took a 61-45 lead with just under five minutes remaining. Free throws by Michael Gruner and Abdullah gave Lafayette its largest lead, 65-48, with 2:31 remaining.
The Leopards led for the first 10 minutes of the game before Marcus Palmer's free throw gave the Blue Devils a 16-14 lead at 11:04. Central Connecticut took its last lead with 8:24 left in the half on Horton's layup.