BROOKLYN — The University at Albany men’s basketball team blew a big lead on Monday evening, but they were able to come-from-behind and post their first road victory of the season.

The Great Danes (6-5) coughed up a 16-point halftime lead, but erased a five-point deficit with 9:40 to play, to post a 76-64 victory over St. Francis (NY).

Junior guard Gerardo Suero posted his seventh 20-plus point contest of the season, tying for game-high honors with 25 points in the victory.

“By the end of the year, you’ll see an even better Gerardo Suero,” said UAlbany coach Will Brown.

The Great Danes led 41-26 at halftime, but the Terriers (3-7) started the second half on a 20-1 run, to take the lead.

St. Francis did most of their damage from beyond the arc, shooting 14-for-29 (48.3%) from long distance.

“When it rains, it pours,” Brown said. “They hit some deep ones, but we had some major breakdowns defensively.”

Travis Nichols hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 25 points, while Ben Mockford added 13 and Stefan Perunicic added 11.

Suero would help the Great Danes resume control, spinning through the lane and scoring for a 3-point play that gave UAlbany a 67-62 lead.

UAlbany finished the game on a 12-2 run, knocking down seven of the eight free throws it attempted.

Suero led four Great Danes players in double figures, with Logan Aronhalt (14), Mike Black (11) and Ralph Watts (10) contributing offensively. 

“I thought Logan hit some big shots,” Brown said. “I thought Ralph Watts played great for us.”

The Great Danes had lost their first four true road games against Pittsburgh, Syracuse, James Madison and Siena.

UAlbany will be back in action on Friday, when they host Dartmouth at SEFCU Arena, at 2 p.m.