CANTON, N.Y.—Hobart College seniors Jamal Lucas and Colin Dougherty combined for 38 points, but St. Lawrence University used balanced scoring to take a 72-58 victory in Liberty League men's basketball play tonight. The Saints improved to 13-6 overall, 10-2 in league play, while the Statesmen slip to 12-8, 9-4.
 
Lucas was 8-of-16 shooting and a perfect 4-for-4 at the line for a game-high 20 points. He also shared team-high honors with eight rebounds and three assists. Dougherty finished with 18 points, making all five of his free throws. He grabbed six boards and also dished out three assists. Junior Tucker Lescoe was 3-of-6 from deep, accounting for all nine of his points.
 
SLU put four players in double digits led by Dom DeRegis' 18 points off the bench. Luck Hicks had 15 points and seven assists. Ben Crawford tallied 13 points and Riley Naclerio posted 11 points and a game-high 10 boards.
 
St. Lawrence seized control of the game with seven straight points late in the first half. After a Lescoe 3-pointer made it a 17-14 game, Crawford answered with a layup. Hobart missed its next shot and Hicks converted a jumper. He then made a steal and converted a traditional 3-point play for a 24-14 lead with about three minutes left in the half. The Saints went into halftime with a 28-20 lead.
 
SLU pushed its advantage to 12 early in the second half, but the Statesmen pulled it back to eight, 35-27, following a Dougherty 3-pointer. But, in little more than a minute, the Saints doubled their lead thanks to a Crawford dunk and back-to-back threes by DeRegis. St. Lawrence maintained a double digit lead throughout the remainder of the game.
 
The Saints shot 46 percent from the floor and limited the Statesmen to 37 percent shooting. St. Lawrence made more free throws (16) than Hobart attempted (12), marking just the third time this season that the Statesmen's opponent attempted more free throws than Hobart.
 
The Statesmen return to conference play on Saturday, Feb. 2, visiting Clarkson (4-14, 3-8) for a 4 p.m. tipoff.