BUFFALO, N.Y.—  Senior Britt Perry (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) scored a career-best 29 points, but Buffalo State could not hold onto its first half lead and fell to Plattsburgh, 76-71, in a conference matchup on Friday night.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plattsburgh 76, Buffalo State 71   
LOCATION:  Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (6-12, 2-9 SUNYAC), Plattsburgh (10-7, 4-6 SUNYAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

•  Plattsburgh got on the scoreboard first and went up 3-0 at 7:29.
• A 3-pointer from Perry at 6:05, tied the game up and a layup from Perry a minute later gave the Bengals their first lead.
• The game remained close through the rest of the quarter. The Cardinals regained the lead at 1:45 and went up by five, 19-14, but a quick fast break jumper from Caleh McLean (New Rochelle/New Rochelle) pulled the Bengals to within three heading into the next period.
• Another 3-pointer from Perry, this time at 7:11 in the second quarter, once again tied the game up. The senior followed it up with a layup to give Buffalo State back the lead.
• An 8-0 run from the Bengals over three minutes, put Buffalo State ahead 42-34 with 44 seconds left in the half.
• The Bengals took a six point, 42-36 lead into halftime.
• Buffalo State pushed its lead out to seven on two different occasions early in the third quarter, but a 10-2 run from the Cardinals gave them a lead they would remain in control of for the rest of the game.
• A pair of free throws from Plattsburgh pushed the Cardinals lead out to eight in the closing minute of the third quarter.
• With 4:12 remaining in the game, Plattsburgh saw its largest lead, 71-56.
• Buffalo State managed to come within five points, 76-71, in the last 17 seconds, but ran out of time for a comeback.
• The Bengals finished the night shooting 38.2 percent from the floor, 50 percent from long range and 70 percent from the free throw line.
• Perry led Buffalo State's offense, while Keyonte Edwards (Buffalo/O'Hara) added a double-double, tying her career-best with 18 points and 16 rebounds. McLean chipped in 11 points.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Stephanie Linder led the way for the Plattsburgh offense with 21 points. Allie Taylor added 14 points, while Monique Jones chipped in 12 points and had a team-high eight assists.
• The Cardinals finished the night shooting 42.2 percent from the floor, 20 percent from long range and 76.9 percent from the free throw line.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will return to action at home on Saturday for another SUNYAC matchup, this time for a 2 p.m. matchup against Potsdam.