FREDONIA, NY — Buffalo State men's basketball fell short in a second half comeback bid against Fredonia on Friday evening, falling on the road 82-75.

GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Fredonia – 82, Buffalo State – 75
LOCATION:  Dods Hall – Fredonia, NY
RECORDS:  Fredonia (3-15, 3-8 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (2-16, 1-10 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

·       DaRon Hughey (Hartford, CT/The Masters School) led the Bengals with 24 points, shooting 8-16 from the field and 4-8 from 3-point range.

·       Philbert Weekes (Brooklyn, NY/Lafayette) tallied 18 points and 26 rebounds.

·       Aaron Davis (Beacon, NY/Beacon) chipped in eight points and eight assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

·       The teams traded baskets early in the first half, with Fredonia beginning to build a lead around the midway point of the half after an 8-0 run.

·       The Blue Devils held Buffalo State to 12-38 shooting from the field in the first half.

·       The Blue Devils drained seven of 14 3-point attempts to take a 45-30 lead into halftime.

·       Coming out of the second half, the Bengals used a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to 45-40 before the Blue Devils responded to build the lead back over ten.

·       After a Fredonia technical foul, Hughey and Weekes made four consecutive free throws, and a layup by Robert Richards (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) after a steal cut the Buffalo State deficit down to one.  

·       Buffalo State cut the lead to one possession multiple times, but were never able to tie or take the lead in the second half. 

·       The Blue Devils were 20-26 from the charity stripe in the second half to ice the game.

FOR THE FOES

·       Aaron Collins led Fredonia with 28 points.  

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action next Tuesday, traveling to face SUNYAC opponent Geneseo at 7:30 p.m.