PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—Plattsburgh shot 50 percent from long distance, outscoring visiting Buffalo State 27-9 from 3-point range en route to an 86-60 victory today in a SUNYAC battle.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Plattsburgh – 86, Buffalo State - 60
LOCATION: Memorial Hall - Plattsburgh, N.Y.
RECORDS: Plattsburgh (6-6/2-4), Buffalo State (5-8/2-4)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Caleh McLean (New Rochelle/New Rochelle) scored a team-best 17 points to lead Buffalo State, but also committed seven turnovers.
• Shyasha Spencer (Geneva/Geneva) netted 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting, while Taylor Graham (Santa Rosa, CA/Maria Carrillo) added eight points and five assists.
• Plattsburgh jumped out to a 10-0 lead and never let the Bengals pull even the rest of the game. 
• Buffalo State did cut the deficit to one near the end of the first quarter, but a late 3-pointer pushed the Cardinals lead to 20-16 entering the second frame.
• Plattsburgh pushed the margin to 45-31 at halftime and extended the lead to as many as 31 in the second half.
• In addition to being efficient beyond the arc, Plattsburgh's bench outscored the Bengals' reserves, 27-11.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Bella DePasquale led Plattsburgh with 24 points, including hitting 7 of 11 3-point attempts.
• Moe Jones netted 18 points, and Frannie Merkel had 11 points and 11 boards.

 
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