POTSDAM, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team were defeated on the road, 55-72, in their season finale against the SUNY Potsdam Bears.
 
GAME BASICS

FINAL SCORE: SUNY Potsdam – 72, Buffalo State – 55
LOCATION: Jerry Welsh Gymnasium – Potsdam, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 8-17 (6-12 SUNYAC), SUNY Potsdam: 7-18 (7-10 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Zee Johnson (Rochester, NY/Greece-Athena) led the Bengals in scoring with 13-points. Maley McCurty (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) backed him up with 11-points.
• McCurty also led the Bengals in rebounds, pulling down eight boards in tonight's matchup.
• As a team, Bengals shot 34.9% from the floor, while going 16.7% from the three-point arc and 43.8% at the free-throw line.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After an overtime thriller in Plattsburgh that resulted in a loss, the Bengals looked to shake that one off as the entered SUNY Potsdam and pick up a morale boosting "W" over the Bears. Opening the first half, the Bengals started a bit-sluggish, which created chances for the Bears and put the Bengals behind early by double-digits. As play moved forward, the Bengals would get going after a 7-0 brought this matchup with five-points, midway in the first half. The continued grit from the Bengals finally brought the game with one possession but some sharp shooting from the Bears would see them hold onto their lead, with the Bengals trailing at halftime by six-points.
• As the second half, the Bengals looked to end out the season strong, but the Bears would make that option tough to come true. While the Bengals would bring the game with two-possessions, the Bears would continue their hot hand from behind the three-point arc and bring this game back to a double-digit lead in their favor. At the midway point of the half, the Bengals would bring the game back into two possessions, but a 12-0 run from the Bears would close the chapter in this book for the Bengals. Leading by double-digits and the clock in their favor, the Bears would cruise to finish line, with the Bengals dropping their final SUNYAC matchup of the season.

FOR THE FOES

• Nicholas Cortez led all scorers with 26-points.
• Mohammad Sylla and Walter deFreitas each pulled down seven boards for the Bears.