A Quick Look
The SUNY Oneonta men's basketball team shook off a slow start before racing past host Keystone College in its first game of 2020.  Six players reached double figures enroute to a 101-70 victory for the Red Dragons.
 
"I am proud of our team's effort tonight," commented Head Coach Cameron Conover.  "After the first three minutes, we played solid team defense for the rest of the game.  I also thought we did a great job of sharing the ball.  We will continue to work hard in practice as we prepare to resume SUNYAC conference play this weekend."
 
The Inside Story
Junior Andres Rivera (Bronx, NY/Walton) led Oneonta tonight with 16 points in 17 minutes off the bench.  Rivera and sophomore Dylan Trombley (Moriah, NY/Moriah) combined for 28 points to lead the Oneonta (6-3) reserves who accounted for 45 points in the game.  Trombley also added a game high nine rebounds.
 
The two squads were tangled in a close one early on in the first half with Keystone (5-8) grabbing a 14-10 advantage at the 16:32 mark after a Jeremy Jordan layup.  The Red Dragons then exploded for 14 unanswered and never looked back.  Sophomore Dylan Trombley (Moriah, NY/Moriah), who had just entered the game for the first time, connected from long range to cap the outburst.  Trombley scored 11 points in the first half two behind junior Joseph Bull (Bronx, NY/Mount St. Michael Academy) who led all scorers in the half with 13 points.
 
Oneonta continued to pull away for the remainder of the opening half heading into the locker room leading 57-37.
 
The Red Dragons built on its first half lead in the first seven minutes of the second half, which ballooned to its largest advantage of 36 points on a Rivera layup.  Keystone cut its deficit to less than 30 points for a few minutes late before Oneonta secured its 31-point victory.
 
Joining Rivera, Trombley and Bull in double figures were seniors Harrison Deegan (Putnam Valley, NY/Putnam Valley) (14 pts) and Kevin Mackin (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) (13 pts) and junior Sean Nolan (Voorheesville, NY/Voorheesville) (10 pts).
 
Just the Stats
Oneonta finished the game shooting 55 percent including 65 percent in the first half.  The Red Dragons made 12-of-23 from behind the arc led by Mackin and Trombley who each had three from long range.
 
Oneonta outrebounded Keystone 42-34 and recorded 24 assists.  The Red Dragons converted 16 Keystone turnovers into 18 points.
 
What's Next
The men will be home this Saturday for a SUNYAC conference game against New Paltz beginning at 4pm.