FREDONIA, N.Y.— Mike Henry (Syracuse/West Genesee) netted a team-high 22 points to lead Buffalo State to a 83-75 victory over host Fredonia today in an important contest in the season-long Battle by the Lake competition and in the SUNYAC playoff race.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 83, Fredonia - 75
LOCATION: Steele Hall Fieldhouse – Fredonia, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (13-6/7-6), Fredonia (8-21/5-8)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Henry shot 8 of 10 from the field and added eight rebounds and three steals.
• Lovell Smith (Buffalo/McKinley) poured in 17 points to go with six rebounds.
• Nico McLean (Buffalo/Amherst) added 14 points and five assists, and Dom Grayer (Brooklyn/Bishop Loughlin) netted 13 points.
• Buffalo State used a 14-3 run early in the first half to build a 13-point lead it would never surrender. 
• The Bengals led 42-35 at the break and stretched the advantage to as many as 21 in the second half before coasting to the win.
• Buffalo State shot 57 percent from the field for the game and hit 9 of 20 from beyond the arc. 
• Buffalo State outrebounded the Blue Devils, 33-24.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Kareem Brown paced Fredonia with 24 points. 
• Richard DeLaCruz added 20 points.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• The victory gives Buffalo State one point in the Battle by the Lake competition, cutting Fredonia's lead to 11-4.

 
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