Grayer
Dom Grayer led the way with 15 points in Buffalo State's victory.
59
Fredonia FREDONIA 10-15/7-11
60
Winner Buffalo State BUFM 16-8/10-8
Fredonia FREDONIA
10-15/7-11
59
Final
60
Buffalo State BUFM
16-8/10-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fredonia FREDONIA 29 30 59
Buffalo State BUFM 27 33 60

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball punches postseason ticket on last day of season with 60-59 win over Fredonia

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It wasn't always pretty, but at the end of the day Buffalo State punched its ticket to the SUNYAC Championships with a 60-59 conference win in a 'Battle by the Lake' conference contest this afternoon at the Buffalo State Sports Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 60, Fredonia - 59
LOCATION: Buffalo State Sports Arena - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (16-8/10-8), Fredonia (10-15/7-11)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Dom Grayer (Brooklyn/Bishop Loughlin) led the Bengals in scoring, finishing with 15 points and forcing two steals.
  • Lovell Smith (Buffalo/McKinley) chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds. 
  • Both teams shot 35.7 percent from the field in the first half as the two sides ended the first with Fredonia holding a slight edge over Buffalo State, 29-27.
  • The Blue Devils scored first in the second half, getting a jumper and a free throw to extend their lead to five a little more than a minute into the half.
  • Buffalo State responded with a 20-6 run over the ensuing 7 minutes and 50 seconds of the second to take a 47-38 lead with 11 minutes left to play.
  • Fredonia went on a run of its own, and tied the game at 55 with 2:36 left.
  • Buffalo State's Smith slammed dunk the ball home to retake a 57-55 lead with less than two to go.  Fredonia answered right back with two free throws to tie it at 57 with a minute left in the game.
  • Grayer was fouled on a three-point attempt with 38 seconds left and knocked down all three attempts to give the Bengals a 60-57 lead.
  • Fredonia would get one more layup but Buffalo State locked down on defense over the remaining seconds of the game to escape with a 60-59 victory.
  • With the win, the Bengals are awarded one point in the year-long, all-sports 'Battle by the Lake' competition with Fredonia.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Ian Helps led the way for the Blue Devils with a double-double, scoring a game-high 16 points and adding 13 rebounds.
  • Dante Williams chipped in 15 points and four boards.
 
UP NEXT
The No. 5 seeded Bengals will head to Cortland to take on the No. 4 Red Dragons in the SUNYAC quarterfinals on Tuesday, Feb. 21.  Time of the game is still to be determined. 
 
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