LOCK HAVEN — Dean Coleman-Newsome drilled a three at the buzzer to send the game to overtime and the Lock Haven men’s basketball team outscored Roberts Wesleyan 12-7 in the free period to secure an 88-83 come-from-behind victory at home in Thomas Fieldhouse on Monday night.

With the victory, Lock Haven improved to 3-2 overall and Roberts Wesleyan falls to 1-4 on the year.

Roberts Wesleyan took its largest lead, 65-49, with 8:17 to go in the game, but Lock Haven got red-hot from three and outscored the Red Hawks, 24-10 over the ensuing seven minutes to trim the deficit to three with 43 seconds remaining.

The Red Hawks went 1 of 2 at the line on their next possession to set up the dramatic final play in regulation.

Coleman-Newsome accepted a handoff from Dyllon Scott at the top of the key and drove to the baseline where he hit a turnaround triple at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.

Lock Haven comeback was highlighted by a game-high 14 three pointers, including eight in the second half alone.

The second-half comeback was also sparked by Mike Green, who knocked down 6 of 10 3-pointers for a total of 18 points off the bench. Green finished with a positive 26 in plus-minus in his minutes played.

In overtime, Lock Haven stormed out on a 10-2 run, capped off by an ally-oop dunk by Blake Deegan, to put an exclamation point on the victory. Coleman-Newsome netted a team-high 19 points, dished out seven assists and pulled in five rebounds.

For Lock Haven, Scott finished with 16 points and six rebounds, while Deegan finished with a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double. Deegan also plucked two steals and blocked a shot.

Devon Nelson chipped in nine points and was a key contributor off the bench, especially during the overtime period.

Both teams shot well from behind the arch and finished with 14 makes, but Lock Haven shot 75% (12 of 16) from the line, compared to 42% (5 of 12) from the Red Hawks.

The Bald Eagles have the weekend off before returning home to Thomas Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Dec. 3 (7 p.m.) to host Penn State-Hazleton in a non-conference game.

Lock Haven opens its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East vs. West crossover schedule on Saturday Dec. 6 (3 p.m.) and will host Edinboro inside Thomas Fieldhouse.

Lock Haven 88, Roberts Wesleyan 83 (OT)

ROBERTS WESLEYAN (1-4)

Collin Woods 7-14 2-4 20, Keonjay Carter 8-14 0-1 18, Jordan Brown 4-11 0-0 11, Trey Kleitz 3-7 0-0 9, Greyson Trubia 0-0 0-0 0, Zach Hicks 7-11 1-5 15, Jaden Battle 2-5 0-0 6, Khalik Gardner 1-5 2-2 4, Jaden Lee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-67 6-12 83.

LOCK HAVEN (3-2)

Dean Coleman-Newsome 5-11 6-9 19, Dyllon Scott 6-11 2-2 16, Blake Deegan 7-15 0-0 16, Luke Kennevan 1-5 2-2 4, Keith Warren 1-6 2-2 4, Mike Green 6-11 0-0 18, Devon Nelson 4-11 0-1 9, Chris Cornish 1-2 0-0 2, Mike Knouse 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-74 12-16 88.

Halftime: RW 38-35. 3-point goals: RW 14-33 (Woods 4-9, Brown 3-8, Kleitz 3-6, Carter 2-5, Battle 2-3, Gardner 0-2), LHU 14-33 (Green 6-10, Coleman-Newsome 3-5, Scott 2-3, Deegan 2-5, Nelson 1-3, Kennevan 0-2, Warren 0-3, Knouse 0-2). Fouled out: RW-none; LHU-none. Rebounds: RW 34 (Gardner 7), LHU 43 (Deegan 11). Assists: RW 24 (Woods 9), LHU 22 (Coleman-Newsome). Technical fouls: RW-none; LHU-none. Total fouls: RW 17, LHU 13. A: 303.