GENESEO, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell behind early, and couldn't recover, in a 68-58 loss to Geneseo in SUNYAC action on the road on Friday evening
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Geneseo – 68, Buffalo State – 58
LOCATION: Schrader Gymnasium – Geneseo, NY
RECORDS: Geneseo (4-3, 1-1 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (1-4, 0-2 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Tyron Smith (New York, NY/Thurgood Marshall) was Buffalo State's leading scorer with 16 points.
• Robert Richards (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Geneseo scored 11 of the first 13 points of the game, and held a 35-20 edge with under seven minutes left in the first half.
• The Knights extended their lead to as many as 23 points, and settled for a 47-28 lead at halftime.
• A 17-9 run by Buffalo State to open the second half cut the deficit to 11 after a 3-pointer by Jaiden Allen (Marlboro, NY/Marlboro) and a jumper by Smith.
• Argjend Imeri (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) made a jumper to make the score 59-52, before Geneseo began to extend its lead.
• A fastbreak layup by Richards got the Bengals within seven with just over a minute remaining, but Geneseo did not allow another point for Buffalo State.

   
FOR THE FOES

• Raymond Grabowski led all scorers with 19 points, and Sebastian Pacheco chipped in 18 points and six boards.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action with a matchup against #12 Oswego State tomorrow at 4 p.m.