BUFFALO, N.Y. —
Nico McLean (Buffalo/Amherst) scored 22 points, leading a balanced Buffalo State attack as the Bengals cruised to a 91-67, SUNYAC win over Potsdam at the Buffalo State College Sports Arena this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 91, Potsdam - 67
LOCATION: BSC Sports Arena
– Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (5-1/1-1), Potsdam (1-4/0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- McLean led the Bengals in scoring and added three steals.
- J.O. Spence (Brooklyn/Bayard Rustin) finished with 12 points and six rebounds while Mike Henry (Syracuse/West Genesee) chipped in 11 and 5.
- 10 different Bengals scored at least four points in the win.
- Both teams struggled to get going offensively in the opening minutes of the first half.
- Potsdam went up by as much as nine, 27-18, with 6:41 left in the first.
- Buffalo State's offense woke up, and starting knocking down shots in numbers. The Bengals went on a 25-11 run to end the first with a 43-38 lead.
- The Bengals scored the first seven points to open the second half off layups from Lovell Smith (Buffalo/McKinley) and Jordan Glover (Buffalo/St. Joe's). Glover followed up that sequence with a three to make it 50-38 less than 45 seconds into the half.
- Buffalo State never looked back, and went up by as much as 26 in cruising to its 91-67 win.
- The Bengals scored 37 points off of turnovers, and got 40 points off the bench in the victory.
- Buffalo State finished with 22 steals compared to Potsdam's six
FOR THE FOES
- Dante Langley led the Bears with 23 points on 19-of-14 shooting.
- Jayquan Thomas chipped in 13 points while Kristoff Saunders finished with nine rebounds.
NOTEWORTHY
- Today's victory marked the 17th consecutive Buffalo State win over Potsdam, a streak dating back to Jan. 19, 2007.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State heads to Cortland for a SUNYAC contest on Friday, December 9 at 5:30 p.m.
