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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Golden Flyers held off a 34-22 second half rally by New Jersey City to win the Nazareth Tournament championship by the score of 64-58 in men's basketball on Saturday evening. Senior Tyshun Stephens was named tournament MVP after adding a game-high 23 points to Friday night's double-double. Juniors Brad Ford and Scott Hayford were each named to the all-tournament team for Nazareth.

The other members of the all-tournament team included David Jones and Khalid Muhammad of New Jersey and Matt Devine from New Paltz.

Following the victory, the Golden Flyers improve to 2-0 on the season. The Gothic Knights drop to 1-1 overall in 2012-13. Nazareth travels to the University of Rochester for a non-conference game on Tuesday evening.

A jumper by freshman Maurice Mills provided the Golden Flyers with a 62-42 lead with only 5:28 remaining in regulation. The Golden Flyers held two 20-point leads prior to Mills' shot. New jersey, however, closed the game with a 16-2 scoring run to trim its deficit. The Gothic Knights took advantage of turnovers and missed shots as Nazareth's offense tried to use as much of the shot clock as possible. It was the only time in the second half in which New Jersey knocked Nazareth's lead under double-digits.

Stephens helped Nazareth maintain its lead in the second half by connecting on 9-12 free throws. The Golden Flyers finished the game shooting 22-28 (79 percent) from the charity stripe in the physical contest. The Gothic Knights were 8-12 (67 percent) on their free throws.

The Golden Flyers built an 18-point halftime lead thanks to 15-20 (75 percent) shooting from the field, including 5-8 (63 percent) on three-point attempts.

After the teams traded baskets to begin the contest, Nazareth claimed its first double-digit lead following a three-point basket by junior Jack Giles. It was the fourth consecutive three-point basket for the Golden Flyers. Giles connected from beyond the arc to ignite the run and was followed by three-point baskets by Ford and Hayford. The three-point run transformed a 9-8 deficit into a 20-9 advantage.

The Golden Flyers' largest lead in the first half was at halftime after Giles made a layup with roughly 20 seconds to play in the period. New Jersey had trimmed its deficit to nine points three minutes earlier before Nazareth ended the half with a 9-0 run.

Ford finished with a double-double as he collected 12 rebounds in addition to his 13 points. Giles finished with eight points while Hayford and Mills added seven points and six points, respectively.

Khalid Muhammad tallied a team-high 19 points for New Jersey. David Jones had a team-high eight rebounds to help the Gothic Knights finish with a 29-27 advantage on the glass. New Jersey had an 11-4 advantage in offensive rebounds.