BUFFALO, N.Y.— Trailing by 18 points early in the second half, Buffalo State fought back to within two points, but its comeback fell short as the Bengals lost to Brockport 73-71 in a SUNYAC matchup at home on Friday evening.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Brockport - 73, Buffalo State – 71
LOCATION:  Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (6-7, 2-4 SUNYAC), Brockport (7-5, 3-2 SUNYAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brockport took an early 3-0 lead in the first minute of play and held onto the lead for the remainder of the game.
• The Bengals kept the game close through the majority of the first quarter, but a 5-0 run from the Golden Eagles put them ahead 22-14 heading into the second quarter.
• A 3-pointer from Britt Perry (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) at 8:08 in the second quarter brought the Bengals to within one point of Brockport, but the Golden Eagles outscored Buffalo State 14-8 in the rest of the period to head into halftime up by seven, 37-30.
• In the third quarter, strong shooting from Brockport helped push the Golden Eagle lead to 18 points at 1:46.
• Despite heading into the final quarter down by 18 points, 57-39, the Bengals refused to give up. Midway through the fourth, Buffalo State went on a 15-2 run to cut Brockport's lead down to four points, 60-56.
• The Golden Eagles were able to push their lead back out to seven points, 69-62, with just under a minute to play. A quick 3-pointer from Clarisa Matias (Buffalo/Holy Angels) and two free throws from Perry, however, brought the Bengals to within two points with 18 seconds left on the clock.
• The Bengals were unable to come up with the game tying play they needed in the final seconds of the game.  
• Perry led the Buffalo State offense with 23 points, 6 assists and 6 steals. Keyonte Edwards (Buffalo/O'Hara) added 18 points and eight rebounds, while Matias and Jordan Yastremski (Bath/Bath-Haverling) each chipped in eight points.
• The Bengals finished the night shooting 35.5 percent from the floor, 15 percent from long range and 70.6 percent from the free throw line.

 
 
FOR THE FOES

• Olivia Suhr led the Golden Eagle offense with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Faith Welch added 20 points and eight assists. Hannah Spencer chipped in 10 points.
• Brockport finished the night shooting 50 percent from the floor, 25 percent from long range and 63.6 percent from the free throw line.

 
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will return to action at home on Saturday afternoon for a 2 p.m. SUNYAC matchup against Geneseo.