ONEONTA, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team dropped their contest with the Oneonta Red Dragons at the Dewar Arena by a 67-46 final.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oneonta – 67, Buffalo State – 46
LOCATION: Dewar Arena – Oneonta, NY
RECORDS: Oneonta: 13-6 (9-3 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 1-17 (0-12 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Robert Richards (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) paced Buffalo State with 13 points and 6 rebounds.
• Matt Parkinson (Springfield Gardens, NY/John Browne) scored 12 for the Bengals.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Red Dragons opened today's game with a 7-0 run.
• Buffalo State finally got on the board after a jumper from Richards.
• The Bengals stayed competitive as they went into halftime only trailing 29-25.
• Oneonta found their rhythm in the second half and gradually pulled away from the Bengals.
• The Bengals offense tried to stay in it, however, Oneonta overpowered them and finished off the victory with a 9-4 run.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Michael Ortale led the way for the Red Dragons scoring a game-high 18 points while also snagging 9 rebounds and dishing out 3 assists.
• Caleb Brown and Daniel Derice also had double-digit performances.

UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action on Tuesday as the team hosts Geneseo at 7:30 pm.