UTICA, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell short in their matchup tonight with the Utica Pioneers with a final score of 80-63 from the Clark Athletic Center.

GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Utica – 80, Buffalo State – 63
LOCATION: Clark Athletic Center – Utica, NY
RECORDS: Utica: 3-0 (0-0 Empire 8), Buffalo State: 1-2 (0-0 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Bryce Williams (Jamaica, NY/Campus Magnet) continued his strong start to the season leading the team with 15 points and three assists.
• Maley McCurty (Syracuse, NY) led the team with six total rebounds while Nate Severson (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) chipped in 11 points.
• As a team, the Bengals shot 10-15 from the free throw line and out rebounded the Pioneers 28-27 overall.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State had the advantage early jumping out to a 15-9 start.
• Later in the half with the Bengals lead at seven, the Pioneers went on a 12-5 run to even the score at 30-all.
• Utica kept the pressure on and carried a 39-35 lead into halftime.
• The Pioneers offense came out aggressive in the second half as they grew their lead to 14 over the Bengals.
• Buffalo State was able to gradually cut the lead to five, however, Utica was able to hit a trio of three pointers late to pad their lead as the Pioneers would eventually secure the win.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Damien Call led the Pioneers with 19 points and six rebounds.
• Call also shot 7-10 from the field in the win.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action next weekend as they will battle Penn State Behrend to open the Hobart Tournament.