JOHNSON, Vt. (February 13, 2010) - Johnson State won their fourth consecutive game and fifth in six games by defeating visiting Husson University 64-66 in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) men's basketball action on Saturday at Carter Gym.  Senior Leandro Martinez (Philadelphia, Penn./Holy Ghost) tossed in a floater with :04 seconds remaining.  The loss drops Husson to 13-10 and 7-5 in the NAC.

Martinez, who paced Johnson with a game-high 26 points, ducked into the lane through a pair of Eagle defenders and let go a lefty floater that fell through the rim to give the Badgers the lead in a seesaw battle.  The Eagles were able to move the ball up the court but could not get a final shot off.

Fellow senior Nate Dodge (Burlington, Vt./Burlington) scored 14 points and Ian Passino (Peru, N.Y./Peru) chipped in with 12 points including a 3-for-3 effort from the 3-point line.

Husson received 16 points apiece from Matt McKenzie (Warren, Maine) and Jay Uhrin (Winterport, Maine) while Joshua Jones (Jefferson, Maine) supplied 10 points.  A 4-25 3-point effort and a 4-14 night from the free throw stripe doomed the Eagles.

Husson will host Green Mountain College Friday and Castleton State College on Saturday.