ONEONTA, N.Y.— Lovell Smith (Buffalo/McKinley) netted a career-high 42 points, but Oneonta opened the second half with a 14-3 run to break open a tie game and never looked back en route to a 103-85 victory over visiting Buffalo State tonight in a SUNYAC contest.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oneonta - 103, Buffalo State – 85
LOCATION: Alumni Field House – Oneonta, N.Y.
RECORDS: Oneonta (12-8/9-4), Buffalo State (13-7/7-7)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Smith was 20 of 29 from the floor and added seven rebounds.  He scored 29 points in the first half.
• Only two other Bengals scored in double-figures, with Nico McLean (Buffalo/Amherst) tallying 14, and Mike Henry (Syracuse/West Genesee) adding 10 points and nine boards.
• Buffalo State led by as many as six in the first half before going into the intermission knotted at 44-44.
• Oneonta mounted an early surge in the second half and kept pressing, leading by as many as 20 and pouring in 59 second-half points.
• The Red Dragons shot 70 percent for the game with 66 points coming in the paint.
• Oneonta also outscored the Bengals 20-10 at the free throw line.
• Buffalo State shot 45 percent from the floor and just 29 percent from beyond the arc.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Mikey McElroy led Oneonta with 32 points.
• Lawrence Coleman added 25 points, and Frankie Kelly scored 18 points and had 14 assists.

NOTEWORTHY

• Lovell Smith became the 14^th player in school history to score 1,200 career points, moving into a tie for 13^th on the all-time scoring list with Joshua Becker '04 with 1,202 points.

 
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