BETHLEHEM, Pa. -  The Northampton men's basketball team used a 52 point second half to pull away from a 24-24 halftime deadlock and down Thaddeus Stevens College 76-60 on Saturday afternoon at the Arthur L. Scott Center.   The win moved Northampton to 21-3 all-time vs. the Bulldogs. 

The Spartans, who only shot 27% in the first half (10-37), shot a blistering 53% in the second stanza (17-32), increasing their lead to 24 points with 3:31 remaining in the contest. 

Titus Wilkins (Easton, PA/Executive Education Academy Charter) led the Spartans with 22 points, as the starters combined to score 68 of the team's 76 points.  Mike Marable (Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna) added 16, followed by Keein Ward (Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna) with 13, CJ Miles (Bangor, PA/Bangor) with 10 and Tyrese Fuller (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) with 7. 

"Tough first 20 minutes shooting the ball," remarked Head Coach Brennan McCarthy, "but once we found a rhythm, we really started to click in the second half.  Credit Stevens, they play hard."

Ward led Northampton with 10 rebounds and Marable added 8.

The Spartans improve to 14-2 overall, 10-1 in Region 19 and 7-0 in the EPAC.

Stevens falls to 6-7 overall, 4-5 in Region 19 and 3-4 in conference play. 

The Spartans are back in action on Tuesday as they head to Harrisburg, PA, to face the Hawks of Harrisburg Area Community College at 7pm.