CORTLAND, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell short in their comeback effort against the Cortland Red Dragons in a SUNYAC matchup tonight with a final score of 69-58 at the Corey Gymnasium.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 69, Buffalo State – 58
LOCATION: Corey Gymnasium – Cortland, NY
RECORDS: Cortland: 13-11 (10-7 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 1-23 (1-16 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Brendyn Cheng (Huntington, NY/Commack) led the Bengals with 14 points in the effort.
• Matt Parkinson (Springfield Gardens, NY/John Browne) and Remi Skvorc (San Roque, Spain/Sotogrande International) each chipped in 13 points.
• Maley McCurty (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) had a team-high seven rebounds.
• As a team, the Bengals shot 13-16 (81.3%) from the free throw line.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State took control early with a swift 14-12 lead.
• The Red Dragons dominated the rest of the first half and took a 36-22 lead into halftime.
• The Bengals opened the second half with a 14-6 run to cut the Cortland lead down to just four.
• Cortland found their rhythm again and halted a Bengals' comeback from getting any closer as they scored the final five points and secured the win.

FOR THE FOES

• Kareem Lubin led Cortland with 17 points.
• Kendall Arcuri had a team-high seven rebounds in the win.

UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action tomorrow as they close out the regular season at Oswego.