Rochester, NY - The Nazareth men's hoops team built a 19 point halftime lead and used a balanced scoring attack to down Oswego 79-69 Tuesday night at Kidera Gymnasium.  Cody Green led the Golden Flyers with 16 points (5-for-10), while Tyler Stenglein (5-for-15) and Jake Burgio (6-for-8) each contributed 14 points.

Stenglein had a near triple double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, while Burgio recorded a double-double after pulling down 10 boards.

With the win, Nazareth improves to 3-1 on the season, while Oswego drops to 1-3.

The opening 10 minutes saw back-and-forth action with the score tied at 17 apiece near the midway point.

Mitch Keniston hit a layup with 10:26 remaining in the half to give Nazareth the lead for good, beginning an 8-0 run for the Golden Flyers.

Green's third 3-pointer of the game gave Nazareth a 32-21 lead with just under five minutes to play.  Nazareth finished the final 7:37 on a 21-8 run to gain some breathing room heading into the break.   

Burgio, who had 10 first half points on 4-of-4 from the field, converted a traditional 3-point play after gathering an offensive rebound.  It was the Golden Flyers who held a 46-27 lead at intermission. 

Oswego tried to muscle its way back in the second half, trimming the lead to a 13 point deficit with 12:08 to play.  Following the Lakers slicing the led to 13, Stenglein dished to Isaac Nelson for the triple.

Oswego continued to make headway, as Tim Marshall knocked down back-to-back triples, to claw the Lakers to within 67-60 with three minutes on the clock.  Oswego, however,  would come no closer as the Golden Flyers ended the game draining 8-of-10 free throws.

Stephen Gabel went 3-for-7  to record 10 points, to go along with three assists.  Chris Jones muscled in eight points and had seven rebounds.

Freshman Kevin Underwood notched six points for the Golden Flyers. 

Nazareth's next contest is not until December 7, when it takes on RIT at 8 p.m. in the Mark's Crosstown Pizzeria Shootout, hosted at the University of Rochester.