BUFFALO, N.Y.— Buffalo State rallied with a 10-6 run in the final 2:35, but a costly offensive foul with five seconds left proved to be the difference as Geneseo escaped with a 79-76 victory over the host Bengals in SUNYAC action this evening.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Geneseo – 79, Buffalo State – 76
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Geneseo (7-10/4-8), Buffalo State (3-13/1-11)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sheldon Adams (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) led all scores with a game-high 23 points on 7 of 7 shooting from the charity stripe, including 6 of 6 in the final minute of the contest.
• Jordan Christopher (Bronx/Mott Haven Campus) posted his seventh career double-double, and third in his previous four games, with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
• Aaron Davis (Beacon/Beacon) chipped in 10 points and a team-high eight assists, while Kay Grant (Jamaica/Thomas Jefferson) added seven points and five rebounds.
• Buffalo State and Geneseo traded points for most of the first half, until a late jumper by Adams gave the Bengals a 36-33 edge at halftime.
• The Bengals maintained the slim margin for the opening minutes of the second stanza until a 12-2 run by the Knights gave Geneseo a 54-48 lead with 12:10 left.
• Buffalo State rallied to trim the deficit to 58-57 on a fast-break layup by Christopher with 7:51 left.
• The Knights scored 15 of the next 24 points to claim a 73-66 lead with 2:35 remaining.
• The Bengals used a combined eight made free throws by Adams and Davis to cut the lead to 78-76 with 18 seconds remaining.
• After a turnover on the in-bounds play by Geneseo, Buffalo State had a final shot to send the game into an overtime session waved off due to an offensive foul with only five seconds remaining.
• Buffalo State shot 42 percent from the floor and held a 38-31 edge in rebounding en route to outscoring the Knights 15-4 in second-chance points.
• Geneseo shot 56 percent from the field and held a slim advantage in both points off of turnovers (20-19) and bench points (19-16).

 
FOR THE FOES

• Michael Gannon led the Knights with 20 points to go along with nine rebounds.
• Alex Merhige added 13 points and eight rebounds, while Aaron Davis chipped in 13 points and four assists off of the bench.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will make its annual trip to the North Country as it visits Potsdam on Friday at 7:30 p.m.