CORTLAND, N.Y.—
Britt Perry (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) netted 23 points as Buffalo State used a fast start and held on for a 63-60 victory over host Cortland this evening in a SUNYAC contest.
THE BASICSFINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 63, Cortland - 60
LOCATION: Whitney T. Corey Gymnasium – Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (8-12/4-9), Cortland (12-7/7-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED- Perry added four assists and three steals and was 9 of 10 at the free throw line.
- Caleh McLean (New Rochelle/New Rochelle) added 11 points, and Keyonte Edwards (Buffalo/O'Hara) scored 10 points to go with 10 rebounds.
- Jordan Yastremski (Bath/Bath-Haverling) pulled down 11 boards to go with five points, and Krystal Watson (Buffalo/Sacred Heart) added eight points and nine rebounds.
- The Bengals jumped out a 14-5 advantage in the first quarter, but the Red Dragons battled back and cut the deficit to just one at halftime at 24-23.
- Cortland continued to rally and led by two briefly midway through the third quarter, but the Bengals responded with six straight points and never relinquished the lead again.
- Buffalo State pushed the lead back to double-digits at 51-41 midway through the fourth quarter, but the Red Dragons had one more rally in them, closing the gap to just two at 60-58 with a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining.
- Perry hit both free throws on the ensuing Bengals possession. After a pair of Cortland free throws with eight seconds left cut the deficit back to two, Edwards made 1 of 2 free throws at the other end, and Cortland could not get a clean shot away in the final five seconds.
- The Bengals overcame a 21-9 disparity in scoring beyond the 3-point arc by dominating inside, outrebounding Cortland 53-37.
FOR THE FOES- Cassidy Chapko led the Red Dragons with 23 points, and Caysea Cohen had 17 points and eight rebounds.
UP NEXTBuffalo State will visit Oswego tomorrow at 2 p.m.
