BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's basketball team defeated Oneonta in a back-and-forth affair at the Sports Arena on Saturday afternoon, winning 79-71.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 79, Oneonta – 71
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (10-8, 7-5 SUNYAC), Oneonta (10-10, 7-6 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOXSCORE
 
-The Bengals were excellent from the free throw line in the game, knocking down 32 out of 36 attempts from the charity stripe.
 
-Katie Villarini (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) scored 30 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out 6 assists to lead the Bengals. She was also 20-22 from the line.
 
-Adiya Jones (Washington, DC/McKiney Technology) scored a career-high 16 points, and brought down seven rebounds. She was perfect from the free throw line, hitting all 10 attempts.
 
-Tashawni Cornfield (Gowanda, NY/Putham) also scored 16 points, shooting 7-13 from the field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
-The Red Dragons raced out to a 15-7 lead just past the halfway point of the first quarter.
 
-The Bengals closed the frame on a 7-3 to cut the deficit to 17-14 after one.
 
-Trailing 28-26 at the midway point of the second quarter, the Bengals scored 10 straight points, and took a five-point lead into halftime.
 
-Oneonta tied the score at 38-38 coming out of halftime, and used a 10-0 run to turn a five-point Bengal lead into a five-point Red Dragon lead.
 
-A jumper by Jones cut the Buffalo State deficit to 53-50 in the closing seconds of the third quarter.
 
-The Bengals outscored the Red Dragons 29-18 in the fourth quarter and knocked down 16 of 17 free throws in the frame to pull out the 79-71 victory.
 
FOR THE FOES
 
-Molly Stephens scored 21 points to lead Oneonta, and shot 5-11 from 3-point range.
 
-Oneonta hit 21 of 22 free throw attempts in the game.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Bengals host New Paltz tomorrow afternoon at 12 p.m.