HOUGHTON, N.Y.--Taylor Graham (Santa Rosa, CA/Maria Carrillo) scored 19 points and dished out five assists and Buffalo State nailed a school record 13 3-pointers en route to a 92-77 non-conference victory over host Houghton this evening.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 92, Houghton - 77
LOCATION:  Nielsen Center - Houghton, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (3-1), Houghton (3-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Graham finished 6 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 5 from 3-piont range and was 4 for 4 at the charity stripe.
• Britt Perry (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) added 16 points and seven rebounds to go with five steals.
• Clarisa Matias (Buffalo/Holy Angels) chipped in 12 points.
• Buffalo State shot 52 percent for the game from long range, going 13 of 25, and shot 47 percent overall from the field.
• The Bengals outscored the Highlanders 39-12 from beyond the arc with seven different players hitting at least one 3-pointer.
• Houghton outrebounded the Bengals 42-35, and held a 38-32 scoring edge in the paint, but the Bengals were too strong outside and also produced 15 steals, compared to just six by the Highlanders.
• Buffalo State never trailed, jumping out to an early 9-0 lead and got closer than seven the rest of the way.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Brittany Lenart and Leslie Moose led four Houghton players scoring in double-figures with 15 points each.
• Madison Detwiler chipped in 13, and Elle Reed added 12.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will open SUNYAC play at home this Friday when it hosts Cortland at 5:30 p.m.