ADRIAN, Mich. -- The Siena Heights men's basketball team completed a 15-point comeback to defeat non-conference opponent Adrian College 71-66 on Tuesday. 

Kobe Clark led the charge for the Saints with 21 points, nine rebounds, and three assists. Also with a strong showing for the Saints was George Kalatzis with 13 points and nine rebounds. Nate Houston III also found himself in double figures with 14 points. 

SHU 3-4 (2-1) found themselves in a back-and-forth first half as they saw themselves trailing by just one point at halftime 29-28. 

In the second half, Adrian College outscored SHU in the first 10:36, 29-15 to take the largest lead of the game 58-43. 

The Saints ended up chipping away at the deficit as they got it back to single digits for good after Kobe Clark nailed a three-point shot to pull the Saints to within seven points at 63-56, with 4:59 remaining. SHU kept on battling as they eventually tied the game up at 65-65 in just a span of 2:18 after Nate Houston III made a two-point jump shot with 2:41 remaining.

Down the stretch, the Saints defense was stifling as they did not allow a field goal in the final 3:16 of game action. Shortly after Houston III tied the game, Jonas Tester was fouled and made both free throws to give the Saints their first lead at 67-65. This was the Saints' first lead since 9:59 in the first half when they led 12-10. To seal it for the Saints was Brent Wiles at the free throw line as he made both shots to put the Saints up on top 71-66 to complete the comeback. 

The Saints will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 30, with a 6:00 p.m. EST game vs non-conference opponent, Ohio Christian.