Boxscore 

(Poultney, VT) - Rui Carmo (Cape Coral, FL) scored a game-high 38 points and the Eagles outscored the visitors 28-12 in the paint en route to a 77-69 victory over Lyndon State College in North Atlantic Conference men's basketball action Tuesday night. 

The Eagles improve to 6-11 (3-5, NAC) while the Hornets fall to 7-11 (3-5, NAC).

Trailing by one at the 17 minute mark of the second half, the Eagles blew the game open with a 17-4 run over the ensuing five minutes thanks to 11 points from Carmo and a pair of treys by Billy Fuel (Bullhead City, AZ) and Gerald Kimbrough (Harlem, NY).  Lyndon wouldn't relent, ripping off 10 straight points including six from freshman O'Bee Byrd (Waterbury, CT) to pull within two at 57-55. 

After trading baskets, GMC took control down the stretch going 5-for-7 from the charity stripe to salt the game away.

The Eagles shot 45.2 percent from the field on the night and sank 15 free-throws to Lyndon's seven.  Carmo added 18 boards to his 38 points and swatted a pair of shots while Gerard Johnson (Binghamton, NY) tallied a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.  Fuel notched 12 points for the Eagles going 3-for-6 from the floor and chipped in with a pair of assists.

After shooting a robust 50 percent from beyond the arc in the 1^st half, the Hornets came up empty in the final 20 minutes going 0-for-10 and shooting only 38 percent from the field.  Byrd tallied a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards while three others reached double digit scoring including Logan Calkins (Danville,VT) who went for 13 and finished 3-for-6 from beyond the arc.  Jose Fortunato (Boston, MA) chipped in with 12 while Jason Gray (East Thetford, VT) added 11 points, four assists, and three blocks. 

Next up, the Eagles square-off against Johnson State College Saturday at 4:00 pm.