SALISBURY, Md.--The Hood College men's basketball team (3-3, 1-0 CAC) used a solid second half to come from behind and knock off the Salisbury University Sea Gulls (1-3, 0-1 CAC), 71-61, on the road Wednesday in the Capital Athletic Conference opener for both schools.

The Blazers earned just their second triumph ever at Salisbury's Maggs Center and halted a three-game losing skid in the process.

Despite owning much of the first half which saw the Blazers lead by as many as nine, Hood was unable to maintain the upperhand. The Sea Gulls made a late run and took a four-point lead into intermission.

Hood overcame a 33-29 halftime deficit and used a 42-point second half to improve to 5-4 all-time against Salisbury. Hood's decisive run came at the 6:30 mark when a Tyler Snoots layup sparked a 10-0 run to put the Blazers up by 12 with 3:45 to play. After that, the Sea Gulls drew no closer than eight. The Blazers shot 50 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes, hitting 14-of-28 from the floor.

Senior J'Air Brady netted a season-high 20 points to lead four Blazers in double figures. Snoots tallied 17 points while sophomore Tory Wilson had 12 and junior Reco Siler chipped in 10.

Hood capitalized on 14 Sea Gull turnovers and transformed those miscues into 21 points.

The Blazers return to the Odom Fitness Center at Ft. Detrick Friday hosting CAC foe University of Mary Washington at 8 p.m.