MBB: State University of New York Athletic Conference

[jdex]

Oswego 67, Geneseo 60. Lakers out to 21-8 lead, 28-19 half. Knight close to 37-33 at 11:39. OSt 8-0 run follows to take command. K. Reuter off bench for 16 pts(4x6fg, 3x4 3s) in 26'; M. Burridge 14 pts(6x8fg), 6 rebs; T. Franze 12 pts(5x9fg), 2 assts, 2 stls. Hit 22x45fg, 4x15 3s, 19x34ft. Gens 23x50fg, 12x17ft, 2x9 3s. S. McDonnell 24 pts(8x14fg); T. Kitson 10 pts, 7 rebs; S. Morton 10 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assts, 5 stls; G. Spears 0 pts, 4 rebs in 25'. Knights lose 5th in a row

[slickyquick]

Brockport and Plattsburgh are clearly the two best teams in the league. There is an outside chance that a team like SUNYIT make another run like they did last year but I except both the Golden Eagles and the Cardinals to meet for the league championship. Both teams are well coached and both have postseason experience. The only postseason experience Grimmer has coaching is watching the SUNYAC awards ceremony in Utica.

[jdex]

Sure has that look heading to stretch. If things ended today Bport in hosting role throughout. Eagles, minus solid semester pickups, won at the Burgh by 2 on 12/1 in only meeting. ITers sure have potential. Really like LaBoard.

See Cortland in vital outing Friday at Buffs. They're tied for eighth, with sliding BS sked edge -- Corts, NP, Freds all at home and closing at Oswego. Corts tough road literally -- at BS, Pdam, Port and finishing home vs. Freds. Dragons soph Niehoff, frosh Lewis have made big headway. Missing 6-8 jr Sargent and capt. Headley of late

And what the heck is up with Geneseo? Returning personnel ......and has lost 5 straight!

[thebear]

Direct quote from 'port website

The Golden Eagles are 17-4 overall and 16-4 in region games and are currently ranked 2nd in the East Region behind St. Lawrence University. The Golden Eagles beat St. Lawrence in early January 102-72 in Tuttle North Gymnasium at Brockport.

Still don't understand how SLU can be ranked ahead of 'port, particularly when 'port beat SLU by 30?

'port has won 8 in a row, 5 of last 6 recent wins of the "dumptruck" variety.

[bports]

The bear i am with you on that one im not really sure how st lawrence is ahead of bport. I saw that game that bport steam rolled st lawrence and it got pretty ugly for the visitors. I would be ok with someone like the u of r ahead of the port because they play such a tough schedule but not st lawrence. Brockport has been on a roll ever since whitmore put parish in the starting lineup. Brockport is only 1 game ahead of platts but they  hold the tiebreak over them, with only 4 games left it will be pretty tough for them to pass bport in the standings. Brockport finishes up with 3 of there 4 at home so i dont expect a melt down.

[b4the3isme]

My first inclination was to support SLU with their better record but upon closer inspection I too agree.  SLU doesn't have a signature win.  Couple of OK wins over Middlebury and over Vassar the second time around.  I just think that Bport has yet to be forgiven for that miserable stretch of 3 losses to Gen State, SJF and Oswego.  I too agree that Bport is better than SLU but the SUNYAC seems down to me this year as a whole with a lot of teams hovering around .500. The only 2 teams that seem to be making a push are the port and platt so the weakness of the league may be figuring in too.  I will say that I truly think that Rochester and NYU are the best teams in the state with Utica and bport and SLU and Hamilton after them.

[jdex]

Friday's games send Pburgh to Geneseo, Pdam to Bport, Corts to Buff St, IT to Oneonta, and NP to Oswego if the Paltz sled makes it

Saturday has Oneonta trying to make it to snowbound Oswego, Pdam at Geneseo, NP at BS, and IT at Fredonia

SUNYAC stacks up ........Bport 10-2(17-4), Pburgh 9-3(14-6), Oneonta 8-4(10-11), Oswego 7-5(11-10), IT 7-5(13-8), Geneseo 6-6(12-9), Pdam 5-6(8-12), BS 4-8(9-11), CSt 4-8(8-13), NP 3-8(10-10), Freds 2-10(5-15)

Anyone have any guess re league's best player? A real chore this season, yes? A. Williams of Pburgh, C. Reaves or C. LaBoard of IT, T. Franze of Oswego, D. Brown, others? A. F. H. of NP a first teamer it would seem.

[jdex]

Buffalo St. 72, Cortland 69. Bengals quit losing ways. Overcome 33-30 half deficit. Corts 4 up at 5:14. D. Mozelle gives BS lead for good at 2:04. B. Wood 5x6ft down stretch. BS 25x47fg, 8x15 3s, 14x19ft. DJ Nubine-Mitchell 23 pts(8x12fg, 4x7 3s); B. Wood 22 pts(6x10fg, 4x5 3s) 4 assts, 7 trnvrs; C. Guiden 8 assts. CSt 23x58fg, 5x21 3s, 18x24ft. M. Lewis 13 pts(3x6fg) 7 reb; J. Miolen 13 pts(5x12fg) 4 assts; C. Niehoff 12 pts(3x10fg); P. Oliver 12 pts(5x7fg); D. Jutton 5 pts(2x8fg). Holds 34-29reb edge

Brockport 92, Potsdam 75. Eagles 56 pt second half dispatches Bears, who lead 41-36 at break. Pot 36x72fg, 9x15ft, 11x27 3s. Sherod Harris 23 pts(8x16fg), 5x9 3s); Shawn Harris 21 pts(9x13fg), 2x4 3s); C. Parrish 17 pts(6x9fg) in 23'; D. Maldonado 12 pts(4x5 3s). 20 trnvrs. Pdam 24x61fg, 18x23ft, 9x17 3s. d. Brown 16 pts(5x15fg, 2x5 3s); B. Graney 15 pts(6x13fg); A. Williams 11 pts(3x5fg); T. Reinhardt 11 pts(3x7fg)

SUNYIT 79, Oneonta 74

[jdex]

Geneseo 80, Plattsburgh74. Knights end 5 game skid and Pburgh's 9 game unbeaten tear. Shoot 15x28fg 1st half for 39-30 lead. Cards comeback takes 8 pt lead midway thru 2nd half before S. McDonnell, S. Sciera, J. Howe right Gens. Pull ahead about 6' from finish. Go 27x51fg, 2x5 3s, 24x35ft paced by Sciera 21 pts(7x7fg, 7x11ft) 8 rebs, 4pf in 20'; McDonnell 18 pts(5x8fg, 2x2 3s) 5 assts; T. Kitson 10 pts(5x9fg) 6 rebs, 4 stls; G. Spears 10 pts(5x10fg). Burgh 26x58fg, 9x32 3s, 13x18ft. A. Williams 18 pts(6x17fg, 1x11 3s) 7 assts, 7 trnvrs, 4pf in 35'; K. Hunt 17 pts(6x8fg) 7 rebs, 3 stls; T. Gorham 9 pts, 8 rebs, 5pf in 26'. No Siskavich

Oswego 92, New Paltz 87

[bports]

Many to be considered for leagues best player but for my $$ it is Sherod Harris. Brockport wins its 9th straight sunyac game tonight and pretty much have locked up home court advantage throughout. They have a 2 game lead with 3 to go and own tie breakers over just about everyone.  Sherod harris goes for 23 pts tonight and brother shawn has 21 pts 7 reb and 7 assts. Good work GOLDEN EAGLES!!!!!

[jdex]

IT shoots down 43-38 Oneonta edge at intermission. C. LaBoard 31 pts(10x16fg, 2x5 3s, 9x10ft) 13 rebs, 2 assts, 3 stls; C. Reaves 15 pts(7x18fg, 0x6 3s) 3 assts, 5 stls; A. Edwards 11 pts(3x3fg, 1x1 3, 4x4ft) 4 assts in 25' reserve role; E. Belone 10 pts(3x12fg) 8 rebs. Cats 28x64fg, 8x27 3s, 15x20ft, 42 rebs. Oneonta makes 16 of first 29fg, winds up 30x61, 9x21 3s, 5x13ft. E. Bratt 19 pts(7x12fg, 5x7 3s); J. Murphy 11 pts(4x6fg); W. Heslin 10 pts(4x10fg); M. Reardon 5 assts, 5 stls

Sherod Harris certainly in most outstanding mix. We hesitate cause he came aboard 2nd semester, which may not mean much considering so few games played 1st semester. Believe he missed three conf. games

[jdex]

Oswego's E. Roberson `3' at 4:12 snaps 75-all tie. M. Burridge 19 pts, 15 rebs; Roberson 17 pts; K. Reuter 17 pts; D. White 11 pts; T. Franze 15 pts. Lakers 7x12 3s. NP's J. Hauser 28 pts, T. Cannon 16, A. Foluke-Henderson 16, M. Irwin 11, M. Hauser 10

[zola]

Great to get out from under 8' of snow and visit balmy Brockport for sun, fun, and basketball. As one close to Bears ball commented at the half - "We've played lots of good halves." Not many back to back both implied and prophetic.



Most Outstanding Player: Sherod Harris. Wildly entertaining, looks like AI (hey, I'm 60+ and sitting in row 30), worth Geneseo prices to see. Kudos to the Port - $2 admission for seniors.

MVP (if SUNYAC had one): Cards AW. They can't leave home without him.

[magicman]

jdex
       Just wanted to thank you for all the scores and info you've posted over the past few years. I don't know how you do it but you are the best.
        Also wanted to mention that Siskavich is a potsdam player and that was why you didn't have any info on him for the geneseo-plattsburgh game.
       Sounds like the cardinals had a little letdown against geneseo.

[Pat Coleman]

SLU doesn't have a signature win. 

"Signature wins" isn't really one of the criteria for regional rankings.

St. Lawrence entered the day with an .850 regional winning percentage and a 10.800 Quality of Wins Index. Brockport entered the day with an .800 and a 10.300. That's not overly close in the QOWI department and I can see where that might have overridden a head-to-head result.

Of course, tonight's games throw all that out the window.