ST. ROSE WILL BE HOME.(SPORTS)

Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff writer

ALBANY -- This was supposed to be easy. All the College of Saint Rose men's basketball team had to do was show up Monday night at the Activities Center and name its margin.

LeMoyne, the last-place squad in the 15-team Northeast-10 Conference, with two victories in 18 league starts, was the opponent. It was going to be a night for St. Rose to get some fat stat sheets.

Instead, St. Rose had to huff and puff its way to victory on Senior Night, rallying from a 19-point second-half deficit to gain a 96-87 decision over the young Dolphins.

The victory clinched a first-round home game Saturday for St. Rose in the …