LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall overcame a seven-point deficit at halftime to defeat the Albright men's basketball team, 67-58, on Saturday afternoon. Brandon Lindsay led the offensive charge with 12 points off the bench for the Lions.

He had all of his points in 10 minutes during the first half. He scored eight of Albright's 15 points during a 15-2 run that lasted seven minutes. He second three pointer of the stretch gave the Lions a 23-14 lead with 5:16 left in the half after Albright had trailed 12-8. That nine-point advantage would prove to be the largest of the day for the Lions.

Franklin & Marshall went on a 12-0 run early in the second half that transformed an eight-point deficit into a four-point lead, 38-34, with 13:39 left in regulation. Rowles hit a jumper to make it a 40-38 F&M lead with 12:34 to play, but Albright was held without points for nearly five minutes after that basket. The Albright defense held during that time, though, as Jared Rappoport's free throws with 7:41 to play had the Lions back to within six points.

The Lions got even closer later in the half. Rappoport hit a layup a minute after his free throws to make it 47-46 Diplomats. He hit another layup two possessions later to make it 50-49. Rappoport had six points, six rebounds and two blocks off the bench.

Omari Ringgold made it 55-53 Diplomats on a fast-break layup with 3:33 left, but Franklin & Marshall went on a 10-2 run over the next three minutes to expand its lead to double-digits in the final 30 seconds of play. Ringgold finished with nine points while Jayson Clark had eight points and four rebounds. Fred Rowles had six points and seven rebounds.

Albright next plays in Puerto Rico against Emory & Henry on Dec. 19 before playing Chatham there on Dec. 20.