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DATE: Fri., Jan. 18, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Men's Basketball
Third straight win moves Devils up standings
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. -- Fredonia State moved into a tie for second place in the SUNYAC West Division with a 61-50 road win over New Paltz
Brad Cooper (Monticello) had 19 points and grabbed four rebounds for the Blue Devils (6-7, 3-2 SUNYAC), winners of three straight.
The Blue Devils moved into a tie with Oswego for third place in the division. Both teams trail Brockport (4-0 SUNYAC) and Geneseo (3-1 SUNYAC) in the standings.
Down by as many as six points in the first half, the Blue Devils made three three-pointers -- one each by Kevin Saunders (Batavia), Cooper, and Wayne Davis (Binghamton) -- to forge a 30-24 lead at halftime. They never trailed thereafter and opened up leads as large as 12 points early in the second half.
The Hawks (5-7, 1-4 SUNYAC) pulled within three points, 44-41, with 9:58 remaining, only to have the Blue Devils answer with an 8-0 run on baskets by Cooper, Kyle Gordon (Canandaigua), Adam Smith (Fredonia), and Rich Buckmon (Syracuse/Heninger) over the next four minutes.
Gordon finished with 15 points and grabbed six rebounds while Buckmon had a team-high seven rebounds and Saunders dished out four assists.
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