CORTLAND, N.Y.—
Jordan Christopher (Bronx/Mott Haven Campus) posted his second career double-double with 14 points and a team-high 11 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Cortland shot 58 percent from the floor en route to a 107-80 victory over the visiting Bengals in SUNYAC action this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 107, Buffalo State – 80
LOCATION: Whitney T. Corey Gymnasium – Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (8-2/2-1), Buffalo State (3-3/1-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kay Grant (Jamaica/Thomas Jefferson) also chipped in 14 points, while finishing 6 for 6 from the charity stripe.
- Sheldon Adams (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) tallied 13 points and eight rebounds, while Aaron Davis (Beacon/Beacon) added 12 points and five assists.
- Argjend Imeri (Syracuse/Nottingham) finished with a career-high 11 points.
- Buffalo State and Cortland matched each other in the opening minutes until the Red Dragons used a 14-5 run to take a 34-21 lead with just under eight minutes left in the first half.
- The Bengals trimmed the lead back to as little as five points but couldn't shift the momentum as Cortland posted a 52-42 halftime lead.
- The Red Dragons maintained a double-digit lead from the majority of the second half, including extending it to as many as 27 points, to complete the conference victory.
- Buffalo State held a 16-9 advantage in second-chance points and shot 42 percent from the floor.
- Cortland outscored the Bengals 33-23 in bench production and 17-16 in points off of turnovers.
FOR THE FOES
- Austin Grunder led the Red Dragons with 35 points and 16 rebounds.
- Ben Walters chipped in 21 points on 5 of 8 shooting from distance, while Ryan Schmadel added 20 points and six rebounds.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State battles Oswego in another SUNYAC contest tomorrow at 4 p.m.
