March 2, 2019
Lakers Beat Salem; Advance to 2nd Round of NCAAs
Salem St.
18-10
59
Oswego
23-5
72
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Salem St.
18-10
|
26 | 33 | 59 |
|
Oswego
23-5
|
28 | 44 | 72 |
Courtesy of Oswego Sports Information Department
OSWEGO, N.Y. – The nationally-ranked Oswego State men's basketball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship with a gritty victory at home over Salem State University on Friday night. Oswego used a stifling defense to continue its season, holding the Vikings to their second-lowest total of the year and 28.1 points below their season average.
THE BASICS
- Result: Oswego 72, Salem 59
- Location: Oswego, N.Y. – Max Ziel Gymnasium
- Records: Oswego 23-5 | Salem 18-10
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Neither team could find separation through 30 minutes but the Lakers found their groove over the final 10 minutes.
- Trailing by one with 10:38 remaining, Oswego orchestrated a 20-7 span that lasted 7:43, anchored by a pair of six points efforts from Quinn Carey and Tyler Pierre.
- During that period, the Lakers held Salem to just 20-percent shooting from the floor on 10 attempts.
- Despite fouling out with 5:17 remaining in the contest, Pierre paced Oswego with a double-double scoring a team-high 19 points coupled with a game-best 11 rebounds.
- Joining Pierre in double-figures were Quinn Carey (17), Joe Sullivan (11) and Liam Sanborn (10).
- Carey knocked down four of his 3-point attempts for a better than 40-percent night from that distance while collecting six rebounds, just one short of his season high.
- Sanborn also gathered six boards on the night and was near perfect from the charity stripe (6-for-7).
- Brandan Gartland played the full 40-minute tilt to capture nine points while Allen Durutovic scored six points off the bench, playing 26 minutes.
- Oswego's defense held Salem to just shy of 9-percent less than its season field-goal percentage and 14.9-percent worse from distance.
WHAT'S NEXT
Oswego will host Baldwin Wallace University at 7 p.m. on Saturday with a spot in the national tournament's Sweet 16 on the line. The Yellow Jackets upended Salisbury University 75-61 in the day's first game.
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Salem St.
Pts:
Sean Bryan
- 21
Reb:
Sean Bryan
- 10
Ast:
Sean Bryan
- 8
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Salem St. | Oswego |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (23-64) | (23-52) |
| Field Goal % | 35.9% | 44.2% |
| Rebounds | 36 | 39 |
| Assists | 16 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 16 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 15 | 17 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 17 | 11 |
| Pts in the Paint | 32 | 34 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 4 |
| Bench Pts | 0 | 6 |
