NEW PALTZ, N.Y.— New Paltz shot 53 percent from the floor and connected on 12 of 22 3-pointers en route to an 83-64 win over visiting Buffalo State in SUNYAC action this evening.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: New Paltz – 83, Buffalo State – 64
LOCATION: Hawk Center – New Paltz, NY
RECORDS: New Paltz (5-10/1-7), Buffalo State (3-8/1-6)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jordan Christopher (Bronx/Mott Haven Campus) led the Bengals in scoring with 17 points to go along with seven rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.
• Kay Grant (Jamaica/Thomas Jefferson) chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds, while Sheldon Adam (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) added 12 points and two rebounds.
• Argjend Imeri (Syracuse/Nottingham) finished with eight points and five rebounds off of the bench.
• Both teams matched each other point-for-point in the opening minutes until New Paltz used a 17-7 run to take control of the contest.
• Buffalo State closed the half on a 13-4 run to trim the deficit to 45-37 at halftime.
• The Bengals continued its momentum in the early stages of the second half and evened the score a 54-54 on a layup by Christopher with 12:37 left in the contest.
• New Paltz closed the contest on a 29-10 run to clinch the conference win.
• Buffalo State shot 33 percent from the floor but held a sizeable advantage in bench points (16-10), points off of turnover (19-12) and in second-chance points (20-15).
• The Hawks held a 34-28 edge in points in the paint.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Tristan Wissemann scored a game-high 25 points, on 6 of 8 shooting from distance, to lead the Hawks.
• Scott Reisert chipped in 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Jake Passaretti added 15 points and eight rebounds.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State closes out the SUNYAC weekend as it visits Oneonta at 4 p.m.