ONEONTA, N.Y.— Buffalo State outscored Oneonta 47-29 in the second half and earned an 82-73 conference victory over the Red Dragons on Friday evening.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State 82, Oneonta 73
LOCATION:  Alumni Field House – Oneonta, NY
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (11-5, 5-4 SUNYAC), Oneonta (10-4, 5-2 SUNYAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jordan Glover (Buffalo/St. Joe's) opened up scoring with a 3-pointer, putting the Bengals in the lead 34 seconds into the game.
• The teams traded the lead back-and-forth in the first 10 minutes of play, but a quick 11-0 run from Oneonta put the Red Dragons up, 29-19, at 8:24.
• Buffalo State found itself down 44-35 heading into halftime.
• In the second half, Oneonta held onto its lead until Lovell Smith (Buffalo/McKinley) hit a shot to put the Bengals back on top at 12:22, but the Red Dragons answered with another quick run and managed take over the lead again, going up 63-55 midway through the second half.
• The Bengals remained unphased and fought back to tie the game, 64-64, with 7:24 remaining in the game.
• With the score close in the final minutes, Buffalo State hit 10 free throws to help them seal the win.
• Glover led the Bengals offense with 21 points, finishing 5-for-10 from long range. Nico McLean (Buffalo/Amherst) added a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Smith chipped in 15 points.
• Buffalo State finished the night shooting 36.1 percent from the floor, 31.6 from long range and 80 percent from the charity stripe.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Ian Schupp led the Oneonta offense with 19 points, while Mikey Mcelroy, Lawrence Coleman and Jackson Zuvic each added 12 points.
• The Red Dragons finished the night shooting 48.1 percent from the floor, 42.1 percent from long range and 62.5 percent from the charity stripe.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will return to action on Saturday for a 4 p.m. SUNYAC matchup at New Paltz.