BUFFALO, N.Y.—Cortland held Buffalo State scoreless for a span of nearly 13 minutes as it pulled away and coasted to an 81-55 road victory in a SUNYAC contest today at the Sports Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Cortland – 81, Buffalo State - 55
LOCATION: Sports Arena - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (6-1/3-0), Buffalo State (4-3/1-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mike Henry (Syracuse/West Genesee) led Buffalo State with 14 points and four steals.
• Sheldon Adams (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) was the only other Bengal scorer in double figures with 12 points.
• Buffalo State and Cortland were even at 13-13 early before the Red Dragons outscored the Bengals 24-0 over the final 11:55 of the first half to take a 37-13 at the intermission.
• The Bengals finally broke the drought just over a minute into the second half, but Cortland pushed the lead to as many as 34 before coasting to the victory.
• The Red Dragons shot 55 percent from the field and hit 10 of 24 from beyond the arc.  Buffalo State shot just 28 percent and was 3 for 21 from long range.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Justin Cooper led Cortland with 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists.
• Zach Lydon added 19 points in just 21 minutes, and Carrel Joseph netted 18 points.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will next travel to Virginia for the Hampden-Sydney Classic on Dec. 16 and 17.  The Bengals will open with the host school on Saturday, before taking on Bridgewater (Va.) on Sunday.