BUFFALO NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell short against the Cortland Red Dragons in a SUNYAC matchup at the Sports Arena this evening with a final score of 76-62.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 76, Buffalo State – 62
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Cortland: 8-8 (5-4 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 0-14 (0-7 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Brendyn Cheng (Huntington, NY/Commack) led the Bengals offense with 11 points and five rebounds.
• Corcel Smallhorne (Queens Village, NY/The Martin Luther School) chipped in eight points and four rebounds.
• The Bengals shot 23-30 (76.7%) from the free throw line.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both offenses struggled out of the gate as both sides went the first three minutes without scoring.
• Cortland then opened the action with an 11-5 run.
• The Red Dragons attempted to pull away, but the Bengals were able to keep it close as they trailed 30-24 at halftime.
• Cortland saw their lead grow to 21 in the second half before closing out the final minutes to secure the win.

FOR THE FOES

• Kendall Arcuri led the Red Dragons with 23 points.
• Danny Linehan had a team-high seven rebounds.

UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action tomorrow as they host #6 Oswego in another SUNAYC matchup.