ONEONTA, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team scored a season-low 42 points, as host Oneonta pulled away in the second half of a 92-42 decision, in SUNYAC action Friday evening.

GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oneonta –92, Buffalo State – 42
LOCATION:  Dewar Arena – Oneonta, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (1-12, 0-6 SUNYAC), Oneonta (8-6, 4-3)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Philbert Weekes (Brooklyn, NY/Lafayette) nearly tallied his second double-double of the weekend, leading the Bengals with 11 points and nine rebounds.
• Tyron Smith (New York, NY/Thurgood Marshall) added seven points and was active on the defensive end with five steals and four rebounds.
• The Bengals shot a season-low 24.2 percent (16-of-66) from the field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Oneonta came out firing, scoring the first nine points of the game.
• Buffalo State responded with a 7-0 run of its own, capped by an Aaron Davis (Beacon, NY/Beacon) 3-pointer.
• The Bengals got as close as six points the rest of the quarter, as Smith converted on an and-one basket for the 22-16 deficit.
• The Red Dragons got hot from the field, as Michel Ortale keyed a 22-4 run, taking a 26-point, 49-23 lead in the final minutes of the half.
• Oneonta put some distance on the Bengals in the second half, outscoring the visitors by a 43-18 margin as they shot 50 percent (16-of-32) from the field.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Dylan Trombley led six Oneonta players in double figures, scoring a game-high 19 points, adding seven rebounds.
• Caleb Brown finished with a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double.
• Oneonta shot 51.5 percent (35-of-68) from the field and 39.1 percent (9-of-23) from beyond the arc.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals will resume action with a rare Monday night contest, as Potsdam comes to the Buffalo State Sports Arena for a SUNYAC matchup beginning at 7:30 p.m.