Two times Pace’s basketball teams squared off against the Golden Knights, and twice the home team came away with the win.

The men’s team defeated the college of Saint Rose in a thrilling 64-59 game while the women’s team took care of business earlier 62-50.

While the men’s game came second, the drama was first rate. At no point in the game did either team have a double digit lead and there were a total of ten lead changes in the game. With :38 seconds left in the game, junior business major Denzel Primous-Devonish hit a running bank shot to put the Setters on top for good.

For the men’s team, three players were in double figures. They got a huge lift from senior business management major Keon Williams, who scored 23 points on eight of 15 shooting from the field. Primous-Devonish added 11 points and junior forward Jonathan Merceus put up 13 points of his own to solidify production from the starters.

In a game where the two teams were dead even in rebounds (42 each) and assists (17 each) the turnover battle became all the more important. The Setters gave the ball away 14 times throughout the game while the Golden Knights turned the ball over 17 times. Subsequently, the Setters managed to capitalize by getting 18 points off turnovers compared to just 12 from the Golden Knights.

The bench of the men’s team also outplayed the Golden Knights reserves. Freshman business major Salvatore Vitello contributed eight of the Setter’s 14 bench points in the game, while the Golden Knights got just six from their reserves.

While both benches in the women’s game had 15 points, the Setters had four people score ten points or more in the game. Sophomore biology major Brianna Harris and graduate media and communications major Jessica Scannell each put up 13 points to lead the team in scoring. The other two Setters who put up double digit points were graduate political science major Brittany Shields and senior psychology major Allison Cleary; each notched 12 points.

The women’s team dominated in every statistical category. The Setters outrebounded the Golden Knights 42-41, and the home team got 12 assists compared to six from the Golden Knights. Also, the Setters got 32 points in the paint compared to just 26 from Saint Rose.

Both teams have played their last home game for the 2012 calendar year. The men’s and women’s team will hit the road throughout December and Pace will neither team will be at home until the men’s team plays against Concordia (N.Y.) on Dec. 31.