OSWEGO, N.Y.—Buffalo State earned its third-consecutive victory, erasing a six-point deficit in the final three minutes to steal a 67-66 win over host Oswego this afternoon in a SUNYAC contest.
THE BASICSFINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 67, Oswego - 66
LOCATION: Max Ziel Gymnasium – Oswego, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (9-12/5-9), Oswego (3-17/1-12)
HOW IT HAPPENED- Britt Perry (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) led Buffalo State with 22 points, including hitting the game-winning free throw, and added nine rebounds.
- Keyonte Edwards (Buffalo/O'Hara) added 19 points and 12 boards for her eighth double-double of the season and fourth in a row.
- Clarisa Matias (Buffalo/Holy Angels) added 14 points for the Bengals.
- Oswego hit a 3-pointer on the game's opening possession and led throughout the first half, pulling ahead by as many as 14 points in the second quarter before holding a 38-32 lead at halftime.
- The Bengals used a 9-0 run midway through the third quarter to take their first lead of the game and continued to lead 53-50 entering the fourth quarter.
- The Lakers netted the first seven points of the final frame to reclaim the lead, however, and nailed a 3-pointer with 3:17 remaining to pull ahead by six.
- Perry answered with a 3-pointer on the next possession to kick off another 9-0 run that gave the Bengals a three-point lead with 31 seconds remaining.
- Oswego tied the score with another 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining, but Perry hit 1 of 2 free throws with 6.1 seconds left to put the Bengals back in front.
- The Lakers running jumper at the buzzer was off the mark.
- Oswego kept the game close hitting 10 3-pointers and outscoring Buffalo State 30-15 from beyond the arc.
- The Bengals committed just 10 turnovers, compared to 16 by the Lakers, and also held a 53-45 rebounding advantage.
FOR THE FOES- Tayler Sorrell led Oswego with 21 points.
- Courtney Ameele added 20 points, and Zana Dillard scored 13.
UP NEXTBuffalo State will travel to Geneseo on Tuesday for another SUNYAC contest at 5:30 p.m.
