ONEONTA, NY – Despite their biggest offensive output of the season, the Buffalo State men's basketball team dropped their SUNYAC matchup with the Oneonta Red Dragons this afternoon with a 104-81 final at the Dewar Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oneonta – 104, Buffalo State – 81
LOCATION: Dewar Arena – Oneonta, NY
RECORDS: Oneonta: 9-10 (6-5 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 0-18 (0-11 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Nigel Burch (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) led the Bengals on offense with 18 points and five rebounds.
• Remi Skvorc (San Roque, Spain/Sotogrande International) and Corcel Smallhorne (Queens Village, NY/The Martin Luther School) each chipped in double-digit points for the Bengals.
• As a team, the Bengals shot 50% (9-18) from three-point range.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• With the game tied 8-8, Oneonta went on a 10-0 to pull away in the early going.
• The Red Dragons grew their lead to 19 and entered halftime with a 50-36 lead.
• Oneonta grew their lead to a game-high 32 in the second half.
• Despite the Bengals offense late surge, the Red Dragons were able to hang on for the win.

FOR THE FOES

• Xavier Hill led the Red Dragon offense with 22 points and five rebounds.
• Four other Red Dragons chipped in double-figures.

UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action on Tuesday as they host Brockport.