Box Score LANCASTER, Pa. - The 7th ranked Northampton men's basketball team picked up their 8th conference win of the season on Thursday evening, downing Thaddeus Stevens College, 83-75, at TSC Arena. 

After a defensive first half which saw the Spartans take a 32-29 lead to the locker room, the two EPAC rivals exploded for high-scoring second half, with Northampton outscoring the Bulldogs, 51-46. 

Elijah Hamilton (Atglen, PA/Octorara Jr/Sr) led Northampton with a double-double, scoring 25 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, Nate Rivera (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) added 19 points, including an 8 for 9 effort from the charity stripe.

"Good road win tonight over a tough Thaddeus Stevens team," remarked Head Coach Brennan McCarthy, "It's always a 40 minute battle against them, but I was really pleased with how our guys competed and made big plays on both ends of the floor."

The win was Northampton's 10th straight over Thaddeus Stevens, improving their all-time mark vs. the Bulldogs to 23-3. 

Arkel Batts (Middletown, PA/Middletown) added 12 points and CJ Miles (Bangor, PA/Bangor) handed out 6 assists for the victors. 

The win moves Northampton to 13-4 overall and 8-1 in the EPAC.  *Note - this game was not a Region 19 contest, the first match-up on December 2nd was the designated Region contest.

Stevens falls to 5-11 overall and 3-6 in conference play. 

The Spartans continue their road trip on Saturday as they will head north to Newton, NJ to face Sussex County Community College at 2pm in a Region 19 tilt.