Waterbury, Conn. - Opening Friday action red hot, the Georgian Court University offense quickly cooled as host-Post University produced an 86-67 comeback victory over the Lions in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's basketball action.

GCU came out of the gates with gusto as the royal-and-blue gathered an early 13-point lead (15-2), thanks to Olisa Ngonadi's dynamic dunk just 3:57 (16:03) after the opening tip. The Eagles, undefeated in conference play at 8-0 (12-6 overall), promptly responded with a swift 19-2 counterpunch to take a lead (21-19) at the 10:51 mark that they would not relinquish the rest of the way 

After slipping into intermission with a 46-35 cushion, the home team expanded its advantage to a game-high 21 points as a Cape Holden (Fr.-Trumbull, Conn.) three-pointer made the score 86-65 Post with just 46 seconds remaining in regulation.

Georgian Court, still seeking its first-ever victory vs. the conference rival (0-8 all-time), drops to 3-16 (2-9 CACC) with the defeat.

Four Eagles achieved double-digit scoring performances, paced by Devonte McCall (R-Sr, Amherst, Mass.) and his 25 points on 12-of-24 shooting from the floor. Tyler Small (Jr.-Babylon, N.Y.) added 13 points in the win while Abdul-Basit Ajia (Sr.-Pawtucket, R.I.) and D.J. Frechette (Sr.-Nashua, N.H.) hit for 11 and 10 points, respectively. 

Shane Williams produced a team-best (and personal season-high) 17 points for the Lions, going 7-for-11 from the field, in 30 total minutes. Ngonadi concocted his first double-double in a GCU uniform as the junior transfer registered 14 points and 12 boards (three blocks) in 28 minutes of action. Clint Wright, Jr. contributed his 18th double-digit effort of the season with 10 points on the day.

The Lions return to divisional play on Tuesday with a 7:30 p.m. visit to the University of the Sciences. The Lions dropped a 69-65 decision to the Devils back on Dec. 4 in the Wellness Center Arena.