BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team looks to end the season on a high note, as the squad makes one final road trip, taking on Cortland and Brockport this weekend.
 
SUNY Cortland will host Buffalo State this Friday at 7:30 p.m., before the Bengals head to Brockport for the season finale Saturday at 4 p.m.
 
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Eye on the Bengals
 

• The Bengals (5-18, 4-12 SUNYAC) are coming from a tough 73-66 loss to Cortland this past Tuesday. The Bengals look to avenge their loss and come out victorious on Friday.
• DaRon Hughey (Hartford, CT/The Masters School) led the Bengals with 20 points off the bench, grabbing six rebounds, while Philbert Weekes (Brooklyn, NY/Lafayette) tallied his sixth consecutive double-double, finishing with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
• Aaron Davis (Beacon, NY/Beacon) leads the team in assists, at 4.6 per game. Davis adds 11.1 points per game and is the team's best free throw taker, making 75 percent of his shots.
• Head coach Fajri Ansari is one win shy of number 200 in his coaching career. Ansari, the second-winningest coach in program history, is 199-201 in 15 seasons with the Bengals.

 
Canvassing Cortland
 

• Cortland enters the weekend with a 12-11 overall record, sitting in a tie with Geneseo for sixth place with an 8-8 record as Cortland, Geneseo, New Paltz, and Potsdam battles for the final three playoff spots.
• Austin Grunder currently leads the conference in scoring, averaging 20.8 points per game. He also leads his team with 11.3 rebounds per game.
• The Red Dragons are on a two-game winning streak and averages 73.8 points per game.

 
Breaking Down Brockport
 

• Brockport (16-6, 11-5 SUNYAC) has clinched a spot in the upcoming SUNYAC Tournament, currently sitting in a tie for second place in the league standings.
• The Golden Eagles have won six games in a row, including a 98-62 blowout at Fredonia this past Tuesday.
• Brockport averages 78.0 points per game, shooting the rock at a .448 clip.
• Jahidi Wallace leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.4 points per game.
• Wallace and Mekhi Beckett are both shooting over 43 percent from beyond the arc.

 
Historical Notes
 

• The Bengals lead the all-time series against Cortland, 56-49, but are currently on a seven-game losing streak to the Red Dragons.
• The Bengals lead the all-time series against Brockport, 76-71, but the Golden Eagles have won 10 of the last 11 games of the all-time series.