SUNY Men Downed by Wilsom

Chambersburg, Pa.: The road proved to be a rocky one for the SUNY Cobleskill men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon as the Fighting Tigers dropped a hard fought 89-81 decision to the host Phoenix of Wilson College in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action. With the loss the Fighting Tigers fall to 4-9 overall on the season with a 1-5 record in NEAC action while the Phoenix improve to 9-5 overall on the year with a 3-2 mark in league play.

In a game that featured 13 ties and 12 lead changes, Cobleskill tied the contest at 76-76 with 5:25 remaining in regulation when junior forward Anthony McNeil, Binghamton, N.Y., Binghamton High School/Broome Community College, scored from short range.

However the home team responded by going on a 6-0 run to make it 82-76 with 3:36 left to play from which they never looked back as the Fighting Tigers committed four turnovers and shot only 1-for-4 from the field down the stretch. .

Senior swingman Joel Costello, Middleburgh, N.Y., Middleburgh High School/Tompkins-Cortland Community College, led in scoring Cobleskill with 26 points to go with three assists with Anthony McNeil coming off the bench to score a season high of 23 points while grabbing a team high eight rebounds on the afternoon.

The Fighting Tigers will next travel to Bryn Athyn, Pa. on Sunday to conclude their weekend road trip with a NEAC game versus the Lions of Bryn Athyn College with tip-off at 1:00 p.m. 

FINAL BOX:

SUNY Cobleskill vs Wilson College
01/13/18 1:00pm at Chambersburg, Pa.

Newspaper Box Score Cobleskill vs Wilson 01/13/18 1:00pm at Chambersburg, Pa. At Chambersburg, Pa. WILSON 89, COBLESKILL 81 COBLESKILL (4-9, 1-5 NEAC) Joel Costello 9-16 4-7 26; Anthony McNeil 9-12 5-6 23; Malik Chambers 5-15 0-0 10; Devin Boyle 2-6 0-0 6; Christian Cooper 3-7 0-0 6; Nathaniel Nickel 1-3 2-2 4; Kahlil Wilson 1-1 0-0 2; Antwan Claxton 1-5 0-1 2; Ja'Quan McGill 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 31-68 13-18 81. WILSON (9-5, 3-2 NEAC) Zachary Powell 7-12 9-10 27; Rashaan Bean 7-16 1-2 17; Keion Adams 5-9 2-2 14; Willie McDowell 5-9 3-4 14; Cole Christian 2-5 1-2 6; Ian Frazier 1-8 2-2 4; Martez Beckett 1-3 0-0 3; Ian Hess 1-2 0-0 3; Marquise Beckett 0-1 1-2 1; Montaz McCray 0-0 0-0 0; Jeremiah Delaney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 19-24 89. Cobleskill....................   40   41  -   81 Wilson........................   42   47  -   89 3-point goals--Cobleskill 6-24 (Joel Costello 4-6; Devin Boyle 2-6; Malik Chambers 0-5; Christian Cooper 0-1; Nathaniel Nickel 0-2; Antwan Claxton 0-1; Ja'Quan McGill 0-3), Wilson 12-30 (Zachary Powell 4-7; Keion Adams 2-6; Rashaan Bean 2-5; Willie McDowell 1-2; Cole Christian 1-4; Ian Hess 1-2; Martez Beckett 1-2; Ian Frazier 0-2). Fouled out--Cobleskill-Antwan Claxton, Wilson-None. Rebounds--Cobleskill 34 (Anthony McNeil 8), Wilson 46 (Keion Adams 12). Assists--Cobleskill 9 (Joel Costello 3), Wilson 17 (Willie McDowell 4). Total fouls--Cobleskill 19, Wilson 16. Technical fouls--Cobleskill-None, Wilson-None. A-110