LYNDON CENTER, Vt. — Westfield State rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to record a hard-fought 66-61 victory over Lyndon in a non-conference men's basketball matchup Monday at Stannard Gymnasium.

Grant Cooper led the Owls with an 18-point, 10-rebound effort while teammate Tchuijo Nkamebo added 10 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots. Dan Tessier had 13 points for Westfield State (6-2) and Jordan Santiago had three assists and four steals.

Howard Lyles (Washington, D.C.) had 15 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block for the Hornets (1-4) and George Carle (Central Falls, R.I.) collected a team-high nine rebounds and four assists. David Johnson (Washington, D.C.) chipped in eight points for Lyndon and Iser Barnes (Boston, Mass.) contributed nine points off the bench.