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HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Sophomore Greg Lothridge scored the game-winning basket with :01 left off a pass from Corey McAdam Sunday to lift Nazareth to a 71-69 men's basketball victory over host Stevens.

The come-from-behind victory enabled the Golden Flyers to remain unbeaten in Empire 8 Conference action at 4-0. Nazareth is 7-3 overall. The Ducks dropped to 2-2 in conference play and 7-3 overall.

Nazareth trailed most of the game and Stevens led 69-67 following a three-point play by Matt Higgins with :50 left. McAdam answered with a jumper in the lane with :36 left to tie the score at 69.

Stevens tried to hold the ball for the last shot, but the Ducks turned the ball over in the closing second and Nazareth's Tyshun Stephens was credited with a steal. McAdam retrieved the ball near the mid-court line and threaded a pass to Lothridge for the game-winning layup.

"It was a great win, a great team win," said McAdam, who scored 15 points in the second half. "Our attitude was everything."

McAdam scored a game-high 24 points for the Golden Flyers to go with six assists. He went 5 for 10 from the field and 14 for 15 from the free throw line. Stephens added 15 points and Lothridge had 10.

Nazareth led briefly early in the game, but Stevens rallied and led by as many as 10 points in the first half following a three-pointer by Russ Thompson with 5:14 left. Nazareth closed to within two, 36-34, on a basket by Phil Scaffidi late in the half, but Stevens answered with a basket by Higgins to take a four-point lead, 38-34, at the half.

In the second half, Stevens extended its lead to eight points, 59-51, with 8:15 to play, but Nazareth gained a one-point lead, 67-66, on two free throws by Stephens and two more from McAdam with 2:04 to go.

That set the stage for a frantic final minute during which Stevens regained the lead and Nazareth answered on a basket and an assist from McAdam.

Nazareth shot 50 percent (23 for 46) from the field, including 3 for 12 from three-point range. Stevens had three players who scored 11 points each -- Simon Smith, Sheldon Jones and Higgins.

Nazareth is home Tuesday for an Empire 8 Conference game against RIT at 8 p.m.