POTSDAM, N.Y. – The Potsdam Bears led wire-to-wire in holding off the Lakers by a score of 77-67 on Friday night in North Country.  This was a battle of two of the top teams in the SUNYAC as the defending-Champion Lakers came in at 5-2 in the league while Potsdam was 6-1.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Potsdam 77, Oswego 67
• Location:  Jerry Welsh Gymnasium, Maxcy Hall – Potsdam, N.Y.
• Records:  Potsdam 12-3 (7-1 SUNYAC) | Oswego 11-4 (5-3 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Oswego played from behind right from the get-go as Potsdam pushed out to an 18-10 lead seven minutes into the contest.
• Senior Brandan Gartland cut it to 23-19 with three buckets from distance with 9:45 on the clock.
• The Bears answered with a 9-2 run for an 11-point lead with four minutes remaining in the half.
• A pair of layups from fellow senior Joe Sullivan helped the Lakers cut the deficit to 37-29 at the half.
• Sophomore Bo Sireika hit a pair of threes in the opening five minutes of the second half to keep Oswego in at 52-45.
• It was a Potsdam Blitzkreig over the next four minutes as they went on a 17-2 run to go up 69-47 with 11 minutes to go and virtually ice the outcome.
• Senior Tim Marshall hit a trio of 3-pointers in the final five minutes as Oswego made a run, but the comeback ran out of time.
• Gartland led Oswego with 13 points and Sullivan had 12. 
• Potsdam had a 41.5%-37.5% edge in shooting percentage and won the battle of the boards, 46-39.
• The Lakers hit 12 3-pointers while attempting 35 of them, just four off the school record in attempts from distance.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lakers head east to battle Plattsburgh tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Memorial Hall.