SUNY Cobleskill Loses at SUNY Polytechnic 59-45

COBLESKILL - Marcy, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men’s basketball team returned to the road on Wednesday evening dropping a 59-45 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) decision to the Wildcats of SUNY Polytechnic Institute. With the loss the Fighting Tigers to 5-14 overall with a 2-9 mark in conference action while the Wildcats improve to 13-6 overall including a 9-1 mark versus NEAC opponents.

Both teams started the contest on the cold side offensive with Cobleskill moving out to a 16-15 lead with 6:32 remaining in the first half. However the host Wildcats outscored the visitors from that point 15-2 to take a 30-18 lead into the break.

In the second half the visitors could come no closer than eight points as an 18-for-56, 32.1%, shooting effort hindered their comeback attempts despite a stellar defensive effort which held the Wildcats to only 20-of-51, 39.2%, from the field including only 4-for-13, 30.8%, from three-point range.

Freshman Antwan Claxton, Bronx, N.Y., Taft High School, registered a team high of 11 rebounds to go with eight rebounds and two blocked shots while senior swingman Joel Costello, Middleburgh, N.Y., Middleburgh High School, had 10 points, six rebounds and four assists on the night. 

The Fighting Tigers will return to action on Saturday February 3rd when they host the Nittany Lions of Penn State Berks in conference play at the Iorio Gymnasium with tip-off at 1:00 p.m.

FINAL BOX SCORE:

Cobleskill St. vs SUNY Poly
01/31/18 5:00 PM at Marcy, NY (Campus Center Gym)

Newspaper Box Score Cobleskill St. vs SUNY Poly 01/31/18 5:00 PM at Marcy, NY (Campus Center Gym) At Marcy, NY (Campus Center Gym) SUNY POLY 59, COBLESKILL ST. 45 COBLESKILL ST. (5-14, 2-9 NEAC) Antwan Claxton 5-13 1-2 11; Joel Costello 5-15 0-0 10; Devin Boyle 3-5 0-1 8; Malik Chambers 1-8 4-4 7; Anthony McNeil 3-8 0-0 6; Christian Cooper 1-2 1-2 3; Scott Glasheen 0-1 0-0 0; Kahlil Wilson 0-2 0-0 0; Ja'Quan McGill 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-56 6-9 45. SUNY POLY (13-6, 9-1 NEAC) Kevin Williams 9-16 6-8 24; Malik Johnson 3-7 4-5 10; Blake Haga 3-8 0-0 9; Tyler Taverne 3-5 1-2 7; Frank Reali 1-4 1-2 4; Redell Freeman 0-7 3-4 3; Josh Rodriguez 1-1 0-0 2; Nick Reali 0-2 0-0 0; Tymeek Mackie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 15-21 59. Cobleskill St.................   18   27  -   45 SUNY Poly.....................   30   29  -   59 3-point goals--Cobleskill St. 3-17 (Devin Boyle 2-4; Malik Chambers 1-3; Ja'Quan McGill 0-2; Joel Costello 0-3; Antwan Claxton 0-5), SUNY Poly 4-13 (Blake Haga 3-7; Frank Reali 1-3; Redell Freeman 0-2; Nick Reali 0-1). Fouled out--Cobleskill St.-None, SUNY Poly-None. Rebounds--Cobleskill St. 36 (Christian Cooper 8; Antwan Claxton 8), SUNY Poly 37 (Kevin Williams 12). Assists--Cobleskill St. 6 (Joel Costello 4), SUNY Poly 16 (Redell Freeman 9). Total fouls--Cobleskill St. 20, SUNY Poly 16. Technical fouls--Cobleskill St.-None, SUNY Poly-None. A-104