MIAMI, Fla.— Jordan Chateau (Bayside/Lowell) had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Buffalo State to a 76-68 victory over Eastern Connecticut State in the first day of the Hoop MIA D3 Holiday Shootout.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 76, Eastern Connecticut State - 68
LOCATION: Miami, Fla. (Hoop MIA D3 Holiday Shootout)
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-3), Eastern Connecticut State (4-5)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Chateau was 8 of 11 from the field and added three blocked shots.
• Dom Grayer (Brooklyn/Bishop Loughlin) added 19 points, including four 3-pointers.
• Mike Henry (Syracuse/West Genesee) and Lovell Smith (Buffalo/McKinley) netted 15 points apiece with Henry chipping in six steals and Smith grabbing eight rebounds.
• The Warriors scored the first six points of the game and pushed the early lead to 22-10.
• The Bengals battled back to take the lead 34-30 at halftime and never trailed again, pushing the lead to as many as 15 in the second half before hanging on for the eight-point win.
• Buffalo State outscored the Warriors 15-3 from beyond the arc as Eastern Connecticut was just 1 of 15 from long range.
• The Bengals held a 44-31 rebounding advantage.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Tarchee Brown led Eastern Connecticut with 18 points.  David Canny added 17, and Hugh Lindo scored 16.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• Lovell Smith and Nico McLean are closing in on becoming the 22^nd and 23^rd players in Buffalo State history to score 1,000 career points.  Smith is just 32 points shy of the milestone, and McLean, who did not play today, needs 55.

 
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