PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell short in their comeback effort this evening against the Plattsburgh Cardinals as the Bengals fell 77-66 at Memorial Hall.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Plattsburgh – 77, Buffalo State – 66
LOCATION: Memorial Hall—Plattsburgh, NY
RECORDS:  Plattsburgh: 10-13 (6-10 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 1-21 (0-16 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Matt Parkinson (Springfield Gardens, NY/John Browne) paced the Bengals offense again as he netted 20 points.
• Parkinson has scored at least 20 in three of his last four games, and seven times this season.
• Jeremiah Miller (Clinton, MD/Grace Brethren Christian) had 10 points for Buffalo State while Tyron Smith (New York, NY/Thurgood Marshall) led the team with 5 assists and 3 steals.
• Buffalo State outrebounded the Cardinals by a narrow 44-40 margin.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals opened today's contest with a 7-0 run before the Bengals got on the board after a layup from Smith.
• Plattsburgh maintained control through the rest of the half and went into the locker room with a 49-30 lead.
• The Bengal offense found some momentum in the second half as they slowly chipped away at the Cardinal lead.
• Parkinson nailed a layup to get the lead down to 11, but Plattsburgh was able to hold tough down the stretch to secure the victory.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Kevin Tabb and Sheriff Conteh each scored 16 for Plattsburgh.
• Myles Jones and Franklin Infante joined them in double digits with 15 and 11 points, respectively.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State returns home next Friday for Senior Night as they host the Cortland Red Dragons. Tipoff is set for 7:30 pm.