BROCKPORT, N.Y.— Nico McLean (Buffalo/Amherst) became Buffalo State's 23^rd 1,000-point scorer, but host Brockport spoiled the Bengals' celebration with a 94-83 victory tonight in a SUNYAC contest.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Brockport – 94, Buffalo State - 83
LOCATION: Jim and John Vlogianitis Gymnasium – Brockport, N.Y.
RECORDS: Brockport (12-3/7-1), Buffalo State (10-5/4-5)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• McLean needed just three points to reach the milestone and got it out of the way in the first half.  He finished with 12 points for the game.
• Lovell Smith (Buffalo/McKinley) led the Bengals with 26 points.
• Mike Henry (Syracuse/West Genesee) had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, and J.O. Spence (Brooklyn/Bayard Rustin) also chipped in 10 points.
• Buffalo State led by five early, but Brockport used a 13-2 run late in the first half to take a lead it would never surrender.
• The Golden Eagles were up 48-32 at the intermission, and led by as many as 23 in the second half, never allowing the Bengals to cut the deficit to single digits.
• Buffalo State outrebounded Brockport 45-31, but the Golden Eagles had a 62-42 scoring advantage in the paint.
• Brockport also had a 23-4 advantage in points off turnovers as the Bengals turned it over 19 times. 

 
FOR THE FOES

• Hamed Shamseldin led the Golden Eagles with 22 points.
• Clifton Lyerly and Devonn Gavin netted 17 points apiece.

 
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