JOHNSON, Vt. – Junior guard Greg Hughes (West Rutland, Vt.) pumped in a career-high 24 points on 11-for-14 shooting to lead Castleton State College to an 87-76 win over Johnson State College in North Atlantic Conference men's basketball action Tuesday evening at Carter Gymnasium.

With the win Castleton improves to 14-10 overall and 9-4 in conference play, while Johnson State falls to 6-17, 3-10.

Mark Comstock (Rutland, Vt.) recorded 20 points and five rebounds while Jared Paul (Tampa, Fla.) was the final Spartan in double-figures with 11 points.

Johnson was led by sophomore guard Andy Bousono (Philadelphia, Penn.) and his 18 points while senior Rob Key (New Britain, Conn.) notched a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Ian Passino (Peru, N.Y.) added 14 points and six assists while junior Alen Turan (Essex, Vt.) scored a dozen and grabbed seven boards.

The Spartans shot an eye-popping 70% (19-27) in the second half to preserve a nine-point halftime lead.

Johnson State will step out of conference play for the final time on Thursday at 7:00 pm in a re-scheduled game against Paul Smith's College while Castleton will wrap up their regular-season with a game at Lyndon State College on Saturday at 2:00 pm.