BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell short against the Oneonta Red Dragons this tonight, 87-68, in a SUNYAC matchup at the Sports Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oneonta – 87, Buffalo State – 68
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Oneonta: 5-8 (2-3 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 0-12 (0-5 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Corcel Smallhorne (Queens Village, NY/The Martin Luther School) led the Bengals with 16 points in the effort.
• Matt Parkinson (Springfield Gardens, NY/John Browne) chipped in ten points of his own.
• Nigel Burch (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) led the team with three assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Oneonta opened the action with a 10-0 run.
• The Bengals attempted to claw back into the action but trailed at halftime with the score standing at 46-32.
• After the Red Dragons opened the second half with a 5-0 run, the Bengals began to slowly chip at the lead.
• The Red Dragons held tough the final minutes to secure the win.

FOR THE FOES

• Pete Laidley paced the Red Dragon offense with 16 points.
• Three other Red Dragons hit double-digit scoring.

UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Geneseo for another SUNYAC matchup.