Castleton, VT – The Castleton State College men's basketball team dropped a 61-58 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) match up with visiting Green Mountain College Tuesday evening at Glenbrook Gymnasium.

Castleton held a 39-34 lead at halftime, and surged to a 55-44 lead with 12:33 remaining, but the visiting Eagles used a 17-3 run to close out the game and steal the win.

Rui Carmo scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in the first half to lead the 13-8 (5-5 NAC) Eagles. Carmo also hauled in 13 rebounds for the double-double, while Fabian Ferreira added 12 points.

Marcus Hass led the 2-19 (1-9 NAC) Spartans with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Keith Schneider and Cameron Bodine chipped in 12 and 11 points respectively.

Both teams return to action this weekend when they travel to Maine for back-to-back conference games. The Spartans will take on Maine-Farmington Friday evening at 5:30, while Green Mountain squares off at Thomas at 6:00.