ROCHESTER, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell short in the consolation game of the Golden Flyer Invitational against SUNY Canton by a final score of 84-78 at the Kidera Gym.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Canton – 84, Buffalo State – 78
LOCATION: Kidera Gym – Rochester, NY
RECORDS: Canton: 2-1 (0-0 NAC), Buffalo State: 0-2 (0-0 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Matt Parkinson (Springfield Gardens, NY/John Browne) led the Bengals offense matching his career-high with 26 points.
• Nigel Burch (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) tallied 18 points and nine rebounds.
• Maley McCurty (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) tallied a team-high 10 rebounds.
• As a team, the Bengals tallied 47 rebounds in the effort.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bengals opened today's contest with a 15-12 start.
• After Canton tied things up 17-17, the Roo's began to pull away.
• After a pair of free throws from Jaiden Allen (Marlboro, NY/Marlboro), the Bengals cut the lead down to three.
• The Bengals got the lead to just one, however, Canton made a late surge on offense and went into the half up 48-39.
• Canton saw their lead get to a game-high 12 in the second half.
• Following a fast break layup from JJ Johnson (Lockport, NY/Royalton-Hartland), the Bengals cut the lead again to just three.
• Canton hung on in the final minutes to secure the win.

FOR THE FOES

• Terrence Fields and Moe Biao led Canton with 15 points each.
• Brennan Harmer had a game-high seven assists.

UP NEXT
The Bengals will return home next week for their home opener against Utica on Friday at 7:00 pm.