FREDONIA, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell short in their contest with the Fredonia Blue Devils by a final score of 93-82 at the Dods Hall Gym. Fredonia also picked up a point in the "Battle by the Lake" standings.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Fredonia – 93, Buffalo State – 82
LOCATION: Dods Hall – Fredonia, NY
RECORDS: Fredonia: 2-19 (2-12 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 1-19 (0-13 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Matt Parkinson (Springfield Gardens, NY/John Browne) racked up a game and career-high 26 points.
• The performance was Parkinson's fifth 20+ point game of the season.
• Tyron Smith (New York, NY/Thurgood Marshall) tallied 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists in the effort.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After taking an early 6-4 lead at the start, the Bengals couldn't keep up as they were down by a half-high 18.
• Despite being down, Buffalo State was able to claw back into the action as they went into halftime only trailing 48-40.
• Buffalo State remained competitive at the beginning of the second half but were unable to chip into Fredonia's lead.
• The Bengals could not get the deficit less than seven and the Blue Devils were able to hold on for the victory.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Aaron Collins tallied 21 points to lead the Blue Devil offense.
• Fredonia had four other double-digit performances and shot 14-16 from the free throw line.

UP NEXT
Buffalo State heads on the road next weekend as they travel to Potsdam on Friday and Plattsburgh on Saturday.