Aaron Davis
90
Buffalo St. BUFFST 5-19,4-13 SUNYAC
103
Winner Cortland CORTLAND 13-11,9-8 SUNYAC
Buffalo St. BUFFST
5-19,4-13 SUNYAC
90
Final
103
Cortland CORTLAND
13-11,9-8 SUNYAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Buffalo St. BUFFST 41 49 90
Cortland CORTLAND 64 39 103

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball falls in track meet at Cortland

CORTLAND, NY – The SUNYAC track and field championships are next weekend, but Cortland and the Buffalo State men's basketball team got started a bit early as both defenses were tested in a 103-90 loss in SUNYAC action Friday night.
 
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland –103, Buffalo State – 90
LOCATION:  Corey Gymnasium – Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (5-19, 4-13 SUNYAC), Cortland (13-11, 9-8)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Philbert Weekes (Brooklyn, NY/Lafayette) once again had a strong showing with his seventh consecutive double-double, a 24-point, 16-rebound effort on 12-of-16 shooting from the field.
  • Aaron Davis (Beacon, NY/Beacon) hit four 3-pointers, scoring 18 points and adding seven assists.
  • Marquell Boutwell (Liverpool, NY/Nottingham) and Tyron Smith (New York, NY/Thurgood Marshall) each added 13 points off the bench.
  • Buffalo State had its best shooting output of the season, making 50.7 percent (37-of-73) of its shots, and making 43.5 percent (10-of-22) of its shots from downtown.
  • The Bengals also outrebounded the Red Dragons by a 39-28 margin.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Cortland jumped out to an early 11-2 lead, before the Bengals answered to reduce the deficit to four (13-9) after a Boutwell layup.
  • The Red Dragons got hot from downtown, hitting four consecutive 3-pointers, en route to a 21-6 run.
  • Cortland would lead by as many as 24 points (62-38) in the opening half.
  • The Red Dragons shot 64.9 percent (24-of-37) and hit 11 threes to take a 64-41 lead after one.
  • The Bengals started the second half with a flurry, as Weekes scored eight points of a 10-0 run, bringing the lead down to 13 (64-51).
  • Cortland pushed ahead once again, leading by 22 points (86-64) at the 10-minute mark.
  • Buffalo State responded once again, this time with a 20-10 run to bring the deficit to 12.
  • Cortland would hold that lead, as both teams continued to trade baskets until the end.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Austin Grunder led all scorers with 34 points, adding seven rebounds, and three blocked shots.
  • Kareem Lubin added 17 points and seven rebounds.
  • Riley McEvoy scored 12 points off the bench.
  • The Red Dragons shot 56.1 percent (37-of-66) from the field, and hit 16 3-pointers.
 
UP NEXT
The Bengals will finish the regular season with a trip to Brockport on Saturday, beginning at 4 p.m.
 
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