DOVER, Del.--Junior Tim Abercrombie scored 12 of his season-high 18 points in the second half to lift the Hood College men's basketball team (11-4, 5-1 CAC) to a come-from-behind 70-64 victory over Wesley College (8-6, 3-2 CAC) Saturday afternoon.

The Blazers, winners of three straight, now take over sole possession of first place in the Capital Athletic Conference with a 5-1 league record. Hood also improves to 5-0 on the road and 2-1 all-time against Wesley.

Hood used an 8-0 run over a span of 2:39 and built a 10-point lead at the 8:05 mark of the first half. But the Wolverines countered and eventually tied the score at 25-25 on a three-pointer by James Stratton with three minutes remaining in the period. Wesley went on to score the final 10 points of the half and owned a 35-25 lead at the break.

The Blazers dug their way out of the double-figure deficit and closed to within 42-41 on a transition layup by Abercrombie at the 14:06 mark. Wesley maintained the upperhand until junior Ryan Junghans converted a rare four-point play to regain a 58-57 edge for Hood with 4:25 remaining in regulation. Hood never trailed again as Abercrombie netted eight straight points and Junghans connected on 4-of-4 from the foul line down the stretch to seal the victory.

Junghans finished with a team-high 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Abercrombie had his best game of the season, hitting 8-of-10 from the field and grabbed five rebounds. Junior Anthony Bennett also reached double figures with 11 points and dished out three assists. Senior Arthur Claybon collected two assists and grabbed a team- and career-high nine rebounds. Freshman Tyler Snoots played a season-high 19 minutes in a reserve role and hauled in six rebounds.

Rashawn Johnson, the league's leading scorer, played all 40 minutes and finished with 20 points and nine rebounds.

The Blazers are idle until Jan. 19 when they return to Gov. Thomas Johnson High School to host Villa Julie College at 8 p.m.