SUNY COBLESKILL MENS BASKETBALL FALLS IN OVERTIME TO PLATTSBURGH STATE 88-86

Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men’s basketball team returned to the Iorio Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon to drop a hard-fought overtime decision to the visiting Cardinals of Plattsburgh State 88-86 in non-league action. With the loss the Fighting Tigers fall to 4-2 overall on the year while the Cardinals improve to 2-2 overall. 

In a seesaw affair that featured four ties and nine lead changes, Cobleskill found themselves trailing with 73-71 with 25 second remaining in regulation when out of a time-out the Fighting Tigers ran a set play that broke down and with seven seconds left on the clock senior forward Justin Feldman, Chester, N.Y., Chester High School/Orange Community College, drove to the basket drawing the defense to him and allowing him to find junior guard Andre Starks, Rochester, N.Y., Fairport High School/Corning Community College, for an open baseline jumper which tied the contest at 73-73.  

In the overtime the Cardinals raced out to an eight-point advantage at 83-75 with 3:06 remaining in the period before a Fighting Tiger run that tied the contest at 85-85 on an Andre Starks free throw with 15 seconds left to play. 

Plattsburgh raced the ball up the court and after a time-out ran a play that saw sophomore guard Kevin Tabb, Brooklyn, N.Y., Thomas Jefferson High School, convert from three-point range to make the score 88-85 with five seconds left.  

On the ensuing possession the Cardinals fouled junior guard Iziah Pigott, Brooklyn, N.Y., Urban Assembly High School/Corning Community College, who made the first off two free throws and after a deliberate miss on the second free throw the Cardinals secured the ball and held on for the overtime victory.  

Andre Starks turned in a stellar effort with a team high of 23 points to go with three assists while Justin Feldman came of the bench to score 16 points to go with four rebounds and two assists. Iziah Pigott also reached double figures in scoring with 11 points to go with four assists with sophomore guard JaNyve Smith, Albany, N.Y., Bishop Maginn High School, adding 11 points and seven rebounds.