BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell to the Cortland Red Dragons in a SUNYAC matchup tonight with a final score of 78-59 at the Sports Arena.
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 78, Buffalo State – 59
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Cortland: 6-7 (5-1 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 4-9 (2-4 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Zee Johnson (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) and Nate Severson (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) each had 13 points to pace the Buffalo State offense.
- Oryan DeJesus (Schenectady, NY/Mekeel Christian Academy) chipped in 10 points.
- Maley McCurty (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) had a team high seven rebounds with a pair of assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Isaiah Austin came out of the gates hot for Cortland going 5-5 from three-point range to give the Red Dragons an early 15-5 lead.
- Cortland kept their foot on the gas the rest of the first half growing their lead to 20 points at halftime.
- Buffalo State came out in the second half trying to chip at the Red Dragon lead.
- The Red Dragons held strong on defense and did not allow their lead to shrink below 15.
- Overall, Cortland out rebounded the Bengals with a 43-25 advantage while also scoring 17 second chance points.
FOR THE FOES
- Austin finished the day with 21 points and four rebounds.
- Joel Davis posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action Friday as they travel to Fredonia for a "Battle by the Lake" matchup.