PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University men's basketball team jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first five minutes of the game, running away to a 74-60 triumph over Lyndon State College at Foley Gymnasium.

Eric Hondal and Bryan Tracy combined to hit three three-pointers as PSU rattled off 11 straight points early on to take a 13-2 advantage. Hondal and Tracy each made three treys in the game and finished with 12 points apiece. Bill Stowell also scored 12 points for the Panthers, while Mike Chergey and Tom Dowd scored 10 points each.

Lyndon State also had a balanced scoring attack, as Jose Fortunato (Boston, Mass.) and Avery King (Pawtucket, R.I.) finished with 12 points apiece. Mike Norcross (Woodsville, N.H.) added 11 points, and Jason Gray (East Thetford, Vt.) chipped in 10. Gray collected a team-high seven rebounds in the contest while Fortunato and Logan Calkins (Danville, Vt.) handed out three assists each. O'Bee Byrd (Waterbury, Conn.) had three steals to lead Lyndon.