BARRE, Vt. – The Castleton University men's basketball team dropped a non-conference battle with Norwich Saturday in the Granite City Shootout at the Barre Auditorium by a final score of 70-48.

The Spartans are now 1-3 on the season following the loss, while Norwich claimed its first win of the year to move to 1-5. Norwich shot 50.0 percent (28-of-56) on the day to Castleton's 35.4 percent (17-of-48). The Spartans were just 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) from long range, while Norwich hit threes at a 37.5 percent (6-of-16) clip. The Cadets dominated the glass, 42-25, and outscored Castleton 40-20 in the paint.

Terrin Roy's 12 points led Castleton, though teammates Remy Brown and Igor Almeida joined him in double digits with 11 and 10 points apiece, respectively. Brown led the Spartans on the glass, hauling in eight rebounds while Roy added five of his own.

Norwich had four double-digit scorers, led by Jaydon Cousin's 15 points off the bench. Cousin shot 7-of-12 on the day and added five rebounds. Kyle Booth (12), Jesse Davis (11) and Benjamin Mitchell (10) rounded out the Cadets' double-digit scorers. Booth also had seven assists on the day. Dan Bertrand came up two points shy of a double-double, scoring eight points while pulling down 12 rebounds.

Castleton started strong, leading by as many as seven points throughout portions of the first half. A three by Diakite gave the Spartans an 11-4 lead just less than six minutes in, and Roy again put Castleton up seven with a three of his own with 8:15 to play in the first half. The Cadets took over late in the frame, however, going on a 12-0 run capped by a three from Davis to go ahead by double-digits, 36-25. Roy answered with another three for Castleton, but a pair of late free throws sent Norwich into the locker rooms leading 38-28.

Norwich gradually pulled away in the second half, extending its lead to as many as 17 at the midway point before pushing the advantage to a game-high 24 points with just 2:25 to play. Castleton had a brief 5-0 run with just less than eight to play as Almeida dropped in a layup and Brown drilled a three, but the Spartans were unable to put any other runs together. A late layup by D'Andre Daniel gave the game its final score, 70-48, as neither side scored in the final 90 seconds.

Castleton returns to action Tuesday at SUNY-Delhi at 6 p.m. in non-conference action.