POTSDAM, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell short in their return to the court tonight as they were defeated by the Potsdam Bears, 77-60, in a SUNYAC matchup at Maxcy Hall.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Potsdam – 77, Buffalo State – 60
LOCATION: Maxcy Hall – Potsdam, NY
RECORDS: Potsdam: 2-7 (1-2 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 0-9 (0-2 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Nigel Burch (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) paced the Bengals on offense with 13 points and nine rebounds.
- Corcel Smallhorne (Queens Village, NY/The Martin Luther School) chipped in 11 points in his season debut.
- Maley McCurty (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) led Buffalo State with 14 total rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After scoring the first four points of the night, the two sides went back and forth for much of the first half.
- With the game tied 20-20, Potsdam finished the half strong with a 16-8 run to carry the lead into halftime.
- Buffalo State was able to cut the lead to just four in the second half.
- The Bears then went on another run to a game high lead of 24 before hanging on in the final minutes to secure the win.
FOR THE FOES
- Kawar Singh led Potsdam with a double-double performance registering 10 points and 20 rebounds.
- Parker Kelly was the leading scorer with 22 points for the Bears.
UP NEXT
The Bengals will look to rebound tomorrow as they battle Plattsburgh at 4:00 pm.
