NEW PALTZ, N.Y.— New Paltz led by as many as 19 points in the second half and held on for a 70-53 win over Buffalo State in tonight's SUNYAC contest.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: New Paltz – 70, Buffalo State – 53
LOCATION: Hawk Center – New Paltz, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-10, 2-8 SUNYAC), New Paltz (5-11, 2-7 SUNYAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Bryan Harrell (Rochester/Early College) lead the Bengals in scoring with 12 points, two rebounds and three steals.
- Sir.Quintin Campbell (Tonawanda/Kenmore East) notched his sixth career double-double finishing with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
- Mike Henry (Syracuse/West Genesee) finished with nine points, four assists, and three rebounds.
- Buffalo State and New Paltz traded early runs as both teams were tied at 19-19 after the first 10 minutes of action.
- The Bengals used layups from Malik Turner (New York/NIA Prep) and Harrell to give them a three point lead with less than two minutes remaining.
- New Paltz capitalized on a fast break dunk to retake a 33-32 lead into halftime.
- The Hawks opened the second half on a 16-2 run and extended its lead to 14 points with 13 minutes left in the half.
- The Bengals used a 3-pointer from Zak Ciezki (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) to cut the deficit to nine at the midway point in the second half.
- New Paltz finished the game by scoring 12 of the 16 points scored to claim the win.
- The Hawks outrebounded Buffalo State 48-31 in the game.
FOR THE FOES
- Matthew English led New Paltz with 18 points and three rebounds.
- Brandon Guest chipped in 16 points and 14 rebounds.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State returns to the court tomorrow as it travels to Oneonta for another SUNYAC showdown at 3 p.m.
