OSWEGO, NY—Buffalo State (3-3/1-1) erased a 16-point first-half deficit and knocked down 5 of 6 free throws in the final 30 seconds to claim an 86-84 victory at Oswego (2-4/1-1) today in a SUNYAC contest.
 
Ashley Wallace (Lockport/Starpoint) led Buffalo State with a career-best 28 points to go with 14 rebounds.  Hillary Kollar (Johnstown/Johnstown) also set a new career-mark with 19 points, and pulled down eight rebounds.   Olivia Luciani (E. Syracuse/E. Syracuse-Minoa) chipped in 15 points, and Brittnee Perry (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) had a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.
 
Buffalo State trailed by as many as 16 in the first half, but scored the final six points of the opening period to trail 47-37 going into the intermission.  After the Lakers scored first in the second half, the Bengals answered with a 16-0 run to take their first lead since the early going at 51-50 with 15 minutes remaining. 
 
The lead traded back-and-forth several times down the stretch, and Oswego took an 82-81 lead with just 36 seconds remaining.  Wallace hit a pair of free throws with 29 ticks left to push the Bengals ahead, and they would not relinquish the lead.  Luciani hit two more free throws to push the lead to three with 15 seconds remaining.  Oswego settled for a layup with just two seconds left, and Kollar made 1 of 2 free throws at the other end to complete the scoring.
 
Buffalo State shot 37-percent from the field, compared to 46-percent by the Lakers, but the Bengals dominated the glass, outrebounding Oswego 58-45.  The Bengals converted that advantage into 32 second-chance points, compared to just 10 by Oswego.
 
Buffalo State will next play a non-conference game at Hamilton on Friday at 5:30 p.m.