MBB: State University of New York Athletic Conference

[jdex]

  Cortland over Potsdam 66-63 on Coston `three' at about 0:20 and M. Schaller two FTs at :05 following D. Brown and B. Siskavich fg misfires. Even at half at 31

[jdex]

      Fredonia clinches final playoff berth with 78-60 stopping of Morrisville

      Plattsburgh 86, SUNYIT 75
      Oswego 92, Buffalo St. 67

      Tonight: Brockport at Geneseo, Oneonta at New Paltz

[jdex]

    Cortland's Coston hits pair of go-ahead free throws prior to game-changing trey. A. Dike had come up big previously in Potsdam reversal. Corts 22x66fg, 7x19 3s. Coston far from being thrown under the bus, netting 14 pts(5x11fg, 2x3 3s) in 28'; C. Niehoff 11 pts(3x13fg), 3assts; R Evans 10 pts(3x8fg, 3x5 3s); J. Miolen 3 assts; M. Schaller 3 of CSt 11 stls; M. Lewis 8 pts, 8 rebs, 5pf in 28' Pdam 21x58fg, 5x16 3s, 48-40 reb. Dike 18 pts(6x14fg), 12 rebs; D. brown 11 pts(4x13fg), 10 rebs, 5 assts; B. Graney 11 pts(4x7fg); T. Reinhardt 10 pts, 9 rebs, 5 pf

     Oswego romps to 54-30 (19x35fg) halftime bulge. Lakers 33x71fg, 9x24 3s; 45 rebs. K. Reuter 20 pts(7x11fg), 3 assts; T. Downing 20 pts(7x17fg, 4x9 3s), 4 assts, 3 stls; M. Jabbi 16 pts(6x13fg), 12 rebs; D. White 13 pts, 14 rebs, 4 assts; N. Perioli 10 pts(3x13fg). BS 27x65fg, 0x9 3s. D. Mozelle 16 pts(8x17fg); J. Tundal 13 pts(5x9fg); J. Gray 13 pts(5x9fg)

    Fredonia overcomes 35-24 Morrisville lead at half by sinking 17x25fg over final 20'. Freds 29x52fg, 11x24 3s. B. Cooper 18 pts(6x11fg, 4x6 3s), 4 assts, 2 stls; K. Gordon 17 pts(7x9fg), 6 rebs; W. Davis 4 assts. Mville's W. Jackson 14 pts(6x14fg); T. Armstead 12 pts(5x7fg); J. McCants 11 pts, 9 rebs. Stangs 25x58fg

    Plattsburgh perfection (16-0!!!) arrives at SUNYIT expense; 41-33 at the break. Cards 32x69fg, 11x31 3s. A. Williams 27 pts(9x25fg, 3x15 3s), 6 assts; R. Rider 19 pts(7x9fg, 4x6 3s) in 25'; T. Gorham 17 pts(7x12fg), 15 rebs; C.Ruiz 12 pts(4x7fg). IT 29x66fg, 1x12 3s. D. Moore 22 pts(7x17fg), 12 rebs; A. Edwards 21 pts(9x18fg) 4 assts, 3 stls; D. Golembiowski 11 pts(5x9fg)

[Cards7580]

Just back from Utica after seeing Plattsburgh win 16th straight SUNYAC game this season.

What a difference 16 hours makes.  A defensive slug fest vs Cortland on Friday night and then
today's up and down slashing, driving, shots going up from all over the place.     The tall freshman  Golembowski was not a factor and got more than half  of his points well after the game was decided.  #44 and #30 Moore and Edwards or visa versa, have great offensive talent, but can't guard anybody. 

200th NCAA win for Tom Curle.  Many former players from his IT days were there for an Alumni game that followed.  IT would be dangerous team if they learn to play defense. 

Ricky Rider was on fire, and scored at will. Good defense also.  it was Everybody Plays Everybody Scores day for Plattsburgh, but I  believe two guys were hurting and as much as they tried a couple or three of the bench guys didn't score.   Anthony Williams came away from game with scratched wrists. Looked like a cat attached him.  Not to mention the other times he was planted into the floor on drives to the hoop.
Lance Darrell had a volleyball kill like block in the 2nd half.  All ball Straight down to the ground block that woke up the crowd.   

[Cards7580]

"....PS I saw on the Potsdam web that they have a bus going to the hockey game at Pburgh. Once GO BEARS!!!  Any win against Plattsburgh is a great victory...."

Plattsburgh 6      Potsdam Teddy Bears 0   

[bsportsfan]

Geneseo 72  Brockport 62

[magicman]

I still think the 1st round of the playoffs on Tuesday Feb 26th shape up like this :

#8 Fredonia St. at #1 Plattsburgh
#7 Oneonta St. at #2 Brockport St.
#6 Potsdam St. at #3 Oswego St.
#5 Geneseo St. at #4 Cortland St.

As I stated last night here's the playoff matchups for Tuesday.

[Bob Maxwell]

They should flip Fredonia and Oneonta trips to save gas....  game results will end up the same, won't they?

[magicman]

They should flip Fredonia and Oneonta trips to save gas....  game results will end up the same, won't they?

Good point, Bob.

[jdex]

     Geneseo holds lead for good late in first half which winds up 29-25. In charge throughout final stanza by as much as 14 with 8' left. Knights 26x45fg, 18x27ft. J. Kling 19 pts(5x9fg, 8x8ft) 4 assts, 4 stls, 8 trnvrs; T. Kitson 14 pts(5x8fg); J. Howe 14 pts(6x8fg); S. Morton 11 assts, 7 rebs, 4 pts(2x7fg), 5pf in 36'; B. Simpson 12 pts(5x6fg) in 15'. Port 18x55fg, 11x29 3s, 27-35reb. Sherod Harris 13 pts(3x12fg, 3x9 3s) 4 assts, 5pf in 36'; M. Wilkes 11 pts(4x14fg, 3x8 3s) in 33'; D. Maldonado 11 pts(3x6fg all 3s) in 15'

     Oneonta thrashes New Paltz 74-50. All 15 OSters dressed score. Go 27x65fg, 17x37 enroute to 41-26 first half lead. M. Grimes 15 pts(6x7fg) 7 rebs; R. Fisk 13 pts(5x11fg, 3x7 3s. NP 19x48fg. M. Hauser 14 pts(6x9fg); L. Bertram 11 pts, 8 rebs; V. Alvarez 11 pts

[magicman]

Geneseo 72  Brockport 62

I guess it's true. Hard to beat a team 3 times in a season. I guess the Golden Eagles didn't have much to play for once Plattsburgh clinched the top seed last night. Hope the loss doesn't come back to haunt them if they need a Pool C bid to make the NCAA's.

[zola]

CP -

Tenn - Memphis was great. Did you notice that the Tenn dude traveled on his game winning field goal? He was pivoting on his left foot, then with his left shoulder to the basket he pulled his left foot back before setting and shooting. But who was watching?

After watching back-to-back Cortland Sate games this weekend, I needed a good one tonight. Cortland lost at home to Plattsburg 56-53, who finished their conference schedule unbeaten. This afternoon, Cortland beat Potsdam 53-50. Both games proved that close games can be poorly played, poorly coached, and poorly officiated. Ugliness - it's everywhere, Chickenman. Turnovers, bricks, lumbering play, whiney coaches, whiney players, holds, grabs, trips, flailing arms and elbows, passes to imaginary teammates, and shots at apparently imaginary rims. And it wasn't defense that held down the scoring in these games.

Did enjoy watching Mike Lewis and Carson Neimoff (sp) both games. If Spanbauer can find someone to feed Lewis in the post and give him the green light to shoot an occasional 3, he'll will be a very difficult match-up in this league. Right now, when he works open down low (frequently), the Dragons rarely display the ability to get him the ball. When he steps outside the arc, also frequently, his defender sags off because he apparently does not have "authorization" to shoot outside 12 ft. Not this weekend.

Maybe next year.

Was looking forward to seeing Plattsburg's Williams, He made a few really fine drives  Friday but was in foul trouble much of the game, shot selection from the field was really pornographic, and he played uninspired defense much of the game. Plattsburg generally played better without him except when Curle asked his troops to run clock with nearly nine minutes remaining in the game with Williams in foul trouble. Here's a surprise. Plattsburg stalled, stopped playing aggressively, turned the ball over, forced poor shots late in the clock and Cortland got back in the game.

The highlight of both games was the half-time show featuring two dance ensembles, one, an amazing high kicking line, and one that I can't describe here. They were followed by a baton twirler who blew everyone's doors off with a fantastic routine. Finally, the Cortland Red Dragon earned raves and is the indisputable Mascot-among-Mascots in the SUNYAC. No tongue in cheek here - half-time was great.

On to the tournament. Even with an undefeated Plattsburg, and a Brockport team that just doesn't consistently maintain focus, I'm pulling for the Golden Eagles. They've got the most talent for some level of tournament success. Now, if the will pay attention for 40 minutes...

Finally, after complaining about the Aud for years, I may have to deal with the finals in the Plattsburg cracker box. Be careful what you wish for. Let's hope they show the game closed circuit on campus or many are likely to get totally shut out.

Good luck to all in the the playoffs. Play with passion.

Thanks to the regulars for informative posts throughout the season.

Go to Salem. You'll have a great time.

[magicman]

Just back from Utica after seeing Plattsburgh win 16th straight SUNYAC game this season.

What a difference 16 hours makes.  A defensive slug fest vs Cortland on Friday night and then
today's up and down slashing, driving, shots going up from all over the place.     The tall freshman  Golembowski was not a factor and got more than half  of his points well after the game was decided. 

Cards,
Dave Golembiowski of SUNYIT scored 11 pts. in the game with 6 of them coming in the 1st half. He scored a jumper 20 secs into the 2nd half and hit a 3 pointer with 15:29 left in the game to make the score 52-45. I know he didn't score 30 but don't make his contribution less than what it was.  He also had 9 boards 1 block & 1 steal. Certainly not earth shattering but better than any of Cortland's bigs could do against Travis & Khylan the night before.

[zola]

Apologize for miskeying the score on the Cortland-Potsdam game.

Was a mess nonetheless.

[Cards7580]

For all the hype and numbers I wasn't impressed.   3 of his rebounds were long ones off missed 3 pointers and two were off of missed foul shots. The other big guy #52 and #50 were doing most of the pounding and physical activity.  Golembowski played the top of a zone defense (matchup). Impressive footwork for a 6'7" 8" freshman with an equally WIDE wingspan.  Very quiet 11 points for 37 minutes of play.

I also think Kylan Hunt was playing on a bad ankle that he twisted against Cortland the night before.