By the Way...Men's Hoops Won Last Night

The Oswego State men's basketball team saw a big second half lead evaporate, but made big plays down the stretch in a 77-74 win at Geneseo on Saturday.

The Lakers led from the opening basket of the game and built a 19-point advantage at 53-34 with 16:30 left in the game on a Kyle Reuter layup. Geneseo rallied to tie the game with 3:50 left and took a 71-70 lead on a free throw by Scott Morton with 2:32 left to play.

A jumper by Nick Perioli put the Lakers back in front and a 3-pointer by Kase Kinney with 28 seconds left stretched the Laker lead to four points in the last minute. Geneseo made a layup, but Reuter nailed two free throws with four seconds left to seal the victory.

Reuter led the Lakers with 30 points and made seven 3-pointers in the game. Nick Perioli had 16 points and seven assists, and Mahamoud Jabbi added 11 points. The Lakers committed only 11 turnovers in the game.

Oswego State is now 9-4 overall and 4-2 in the SUNYAC. They will host Utica in a non-conference game on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Max Ziel Gymnasium.