DANBURY, Conn. - Junior forward Cameron Gallon (York, Pa.) drained a season-high 30 points to lift the Western Connecticut State University men's basketball team to its fifth straight victory as they downed the visiting University of Southern Maine, 79-68, in Little East Conference action on Saturday afternoon at Feldman Arena. Gallon nailed a blistering 12-of-17 field goal attempts which included 6-of-8 from three-point range.

Three others Wolves joined him in double figures. Junior forward Jourdan Belcher (Elmsford, N.Y.) added 16, while graduate student guard Alfonzo Stokes (Bloomfield, Conn.) and junior guard Jeremiah Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) chipped in with 10 apiece. Graduate student forward Jaheim Young (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and junior forward James Rhodes (Tarrytown, N.Y.) each hauled eight boards to lead all players on the glass. 

Sophomore guard Tommy Whelan (Bronx, N.Y.) paced the Huskies with 25 points, while rookie guard Brady Saunders (Brewer, ME) and senior guard Chance Dixon (Lake Worth, FL) tacked on 15 and 12, respectively. 

WestConn dominated the boards with a 43-28 edge. They also finished the day connecting on 8-of-17 shots from beyond-the-arc, good for a 47 percent showing. They held the visitors to just a 6-of-25 (24 percent) clip. 

The hosts drew first blood with an early 8-0 spurt. Stokes put the finishing touches on the run, sinking a pair of free throws. The Wolves widened the gap to 34-19 midway thru the first half when Belcher muscled home a layup. They would hold a 35-28 advantage heading into the locker room at the break.

The winners would hold off the pesky Huskies in the second half. Young tickled the twine with a trifecta midway thru the period, stretching the lead to 20 points before Southern Maine countered, trimming the deficit to 10. However, they couldn't get the advantage within single digits and WestConn outlasted them with strong tenacity on the glass, while using defensive pressure. 

With the win, the Wolves improved to 18-4 overall and 11-2 in LEC play, while the Huskies fell to 11-10 and 7-6. WestConn returns to action for another league tilt at Rhode Island College on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.