BUFFALO, NY – Philbert Weekes (Brooklyn, NY/Lafayette) scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Buffalo State men's basketball team to an 88-76 victory over Plattsburgh on Wednesday afternoon at the Sports Arena, the first conference win of the season for the Bengals.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 88, Plattsburgh – 76
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (2-13, 1-7 SUNYAC), Plattsburgh (1-13, 0-7 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Weekes scored his 27 points on 12-14 (86%) shooting from the field, and knocked down three of four free throw attempts. His double-double was his sixth of the season.
• Aaron Davis (Beacon, NY/Beacon) scored 20 points and tallied team-highs with five assists and three steals.
• Robert Richards (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) also set a career-high in points, tallying 19 points and grabbing five boards.
• Tyron Smith (New York, NY/Thurgood Marshall) brought down six rebounds and dished out five assists.
• The Bengals shot 37-70 (53%) from the field as a team and forced 18 Plattsburgh turnovers in the game.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bengals started fast, jumping out to a 20-9 lead after just seven minutes.
• A made layup by Richards, and a corner 3-pointer by Davis pushed the Bengals' lead to 29-10 just past the midway point of the first half.
• A Marquell Boutwell (Liverpool, NY/Nottingham) layup gave Buffalo State a 41-23 lead with 45 seconds left in the half.
• Plattsburgh closed the half on a 4-0 run to reduce the Bengals' lead to 14 at the break.
• Buffalo State grew its lead back to 19 coming out of halftime, as a DaRon Hughey (Hartford, CT/The Masters School) jumper gave the Bengals a 50-31 advantage.
• A 14-4 run by the Cardinals cut the lead to just nine with 13 minutes left in the half.
• Buffalo State once again stretched the lead back out, and Hughey's 3-pointer made the score 76-58 with seven minutes remaining.
• Another run by Plattsburgh cut the deficit to single-digits, as Marlon Todd drained a jumper to make the score 80-72 with three minutes left, but that was as close as the Cardinals would get as Buffalo State cruised to the 88-76 victory.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Kevin Tabb had 16 points, while Todd finished with 15 for the Cardinals.

 
NEXT UP
The Bengals head out to the North Country this weekend for more SUNYAC action. Buffalo State faces off against Plattsburgh on Saturday at 4 p.m. and Potsdam on Sunday at 2 p.m.