A Quick Look
The SUNY Oneonta men's basketball dropped both of their games at the Inaugural Quality Inn Tip-Off Tournament at Dewar Arena. Oneonta dropped a heartbreaker 71-70 to Alvernia on Friday evening before falling to Wesley College 86-70 in the consolation game. 

The Inside Story
The Red Dragons and Alvernia each led by as much as seven in the first half of their game. With Alvernia leading 27-20, the Red Dragons began to chip away when Andres Rivera (Bronx, NY/Walton) fed the ball to Harrison Deegan (Putnam Valley, NY/Putnam Valley) for the fast-break layup. Kevin Mackin (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) followed with a three pointer to pull Oneonta within two. After Alvernia's Justin Thomas gave the Golden Wolves a four point lead with a layup, Andres Rivera (Bronx, NY/Walton) nailed a three to Oneonta in to the break with a one point deficit.
 
The two teams went back and forth in the second half. Alvernia took a seven-point lead with 8:55 remaining in regulation, only to see the Red Dragons battle their way back into the game. With the game knotted at 56-56, Kevin Mackin (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) gave Oneonta their first lead since the 18:45 mark of the second half. Tailing 61-60, back-to-back three's by Dylan Trombley (Moriah, NY/Moriah) and Frankie Williams (Bronx, NY/Fannie Lou) gave the Red Dragons a 66-61 advantage with 2:04 remaining. After the two teams exchanged a pair of free-throws, Alvernia's Justin Thomas nailed a jumper and a three-pointer to knot the game at 68-68 with 36 seconds remaining. After a timeout by Oneonta, Dylan Trombley (Moriah, NY/Moriah) scored on a layup to put the hosts in front 70-68.  As time was ticking down, Mailk Green nailed a second chance three pointer to put Alvernia in front 71-70 with a second left on the clock. Kevin Mackin (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) had a great look down the other end to win the game, but the ball rattled out of the rim as Alvernia held on for the victory.
 
In the consolation game, the Red Dragons came out firing, taking leads as big as 13 in the first half. Leading 37-30 at the break, Oneonta was able to extend their advantage to ten before Wesley came soaring back. Wesley used an 11-0 run to take a 46-45 lead with just over 13 minutes remaining in regulation. An Andres Rivera (Bronx, NY/Walton) layup and a free-throw gave Oneonta a two-point advantage with 12:40 left on the clock. That would be the last time Oneonta would lead as Wesley went on an 18-5 run and never looked back.

Just the Stats
The Red Dragons were led this weekend by Kevin Mackin (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) and Joseph Bull (Bronx, NY/Mount St. Michael Academy) with 27 points apiece while Joseph Bull (Bronx, NY/Mount St. Michael Academy) pulled down a team-high 22 boards.  Andres Rivera (Bronx, NY/Walton) chipped in with 22 points while Harrison Deegan (Putnam Valley, NY/Putnam Valley) finished with 21.
 
What's Next
The Red Dragons return to action on Tuesday, November 19^th when they host Williams College at 7:30pm.