BUFFALO – The Buffalo State men’s basketball team fell just short in a late comeback attempt against Plattsburgh on Friday night at the Sports Arena, falling 71-69 in SUNYAC action.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plattsburgh – 71, Buffalo State – 69
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Plattsburgh (5-9. 1-6 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (1-13, 0-7 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Matt Parkinson (Springfield Gardens, NY/John Browne) led Buffalo State with 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting and 3-for-5 from downtown. He also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
- DaRon Hughey (Hartford, CT/The Masters School) chipped in 12 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bengals led by as many as four in the opening minutes after a 3-pointer by Kevin Carpenter (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore West) and a free throw by Mally Peaker (New York, NY/University Prep).
- Both teams traded baskets through the rest of the half, and a pair of free throws with under two seconds left in the half by Kevin Tabb gave Plattsburgh a 34-32 lead into halftime.
- The Cardinals opened the second half on an 18-4 run to build a large advantage.
- Minutes later, back-to-back 3-pointers by Parkinson and Hughey sparked a 9-0 Bengals run to cut into the lead.
- Buffalo State cut the deficit down to two multiple times, but the Bengals were unable to even the score.
- Hughey drained a pair of free throws with 4.7 seconds remaining to cut the lead to one, but after Plattsburgh made one of two from the foul line, Hughey’s half-court heave as time expired was just off the mark.
FOR THE FOES
- Sheriff Conteh scored 21 points to lead Plattsburgh, while Franklin Infante and Tabb each had 11 points.
UP NEXT
The Bengals will look to bounce back tomorrow afternoon against Potsdam at 4 p.m. from the Sports Arena.
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