ONEONTA, N.Y.— Oneonta dropped 58 first-half points and held a 55-42 rebounding advantage en route to a 94-68 victory over visiting Buffalo State in today's SUNYAC contest.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oneonta - 94, Buffalo State - 68
LOCATION: Dewar Arena – Oneonta, N.Y.
RECORDS: Oneonta (12-10/7-8), Buffalo State (7-16/5-12)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kay Grant (Jamaica/Thomas Jefferson) led the Bengals in scoring with 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting from the floor to go along with eight rebounds.
- Delen Ramovic (Brooklyn/Midwood) chipped in 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds off of the bench.
- Dom Grayer (Brooklyn/Bishop Loughlin) and Cam Otiti (New Rochelle/All Hallows) each added nine points.
- Buffalo State started off the contest with back-to-back layups from Grant to take an early 4-3 lead.
- This would prove to be the final Bengals' lead as Oneonta scored 19 of the next 23 points to reclaim the lead. The Red Dragons held the momentum for the rest of the stanza to take a 58-34 halftime lead.
- Oneonta led by as many as 32 points in the second half to complete to the win.
- Buffalo State held the Red Dragons to only four fast-break points but could not overcome a 23-9 disadvantage in points off turnovers.
FOR THE FOES
- Joseph Bull finished with 22 points and eight rebounds to lead the Red Dragons.
- Kevin Mackin added 17 points, while Andres Rivera chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State closes out its 2018-19 season with a "Battle by the Lake" contest next Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Sports Arena.