CALDWELL, NJ  --  Senior point guard Melvin Evans (Bronx, N.Y.) dropped a career high 30 points on 9-14 shooting and 12 free throws made as men's basketball (5-10, 3-5 CACC) came up short against the Jefferson Rams (9-5, 5-2 CACC) 84-82 at the Newman Center.

Senior forward DeAngelo Horn (Detroit, Mich.) scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season.

Caldwell erased a 46-34 halftime deficit early in the second half. 

Both teams traded blows in the second half with Jefferson emerging victorious on a lob play with 1.3 seconds left in a tie game.

Freshman forward Terence Thompson (Rochester, N.Y.) and junior guard Isaiah Philbert (Bronx, N.Y.) finished in double figures as well with 10 points each.

The Cougars will travel to Waterbury, CT to take on the Post Eagles on Wednesday at 7:30 PM.