The Oswego State men's basketball team made some big plays late in the game and defeated Oneonta State 79-73 on Saturday afternoon at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego.

Tommy Downing made a crucial jump shot from 12 feet with 19 seconds left that extended the Laker lead to four points, and Nick Perioli and Downing each went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line in the closing seconds to help seal the victory.

Both Downing and Perioli finished the game with 23 points to lead the game in scoring. Kyle Reuter had 13 points for Oswego State. Perioli also had two steals in the game, to set a new Oswego State program record for career steals. Perioli now has 188 steals in his career, breaking the old mark of 186 held by Jeff Williams, who played for the Lakers from 1997-98 through the 2000-01 season.

The Lakers took the lead for good with 1:59 left when Downing made two free throws to give Oswego State a 71-70 advantage. For the game, Oswego State made 18-of-20 free-throw attempts and shot 55.1 percent from the field.

Oneonta was led by Elijawon Arrington with 17 points, Matt Latino with 14, and Robert Fisk scored 12. Latino also had a game-high 11 rebounds.

Laker sophomore forward Mahamoud Jabbi had five blocked shots in the game, and six in Friday's win over New Paltz, giving him 11 blocks in the last two games.