OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State men's basketball team (18-7, 11-7 SUNYAC) hosts Brockport (15-10, 10-8 SUNYAC) in a State University of New York Athletic Conference Tournament Play-In game on Tuesday at 8 p.m., having beaten the Golden Eagles both times in the regular season.

The Lakers earned the No. 4 seed with a win over Potsdam on Friday, while the Golden Eagles ousted Buffalo State on Friday to secure their place in the postseason. The winner of the game moves on to face top-seeded Cortland in a SUNYAC Semifinal.

Here are some facts about the upcoming matchup:

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

-Oswego State is 2-0 against Brockport this season, but has only won by nine combined points (81-80, 76-68)
-Oswego State entered the season 63-88 all-time against Brockport
-Oswego State has won five straight contests against Brockport
-Brockport's last win over Oswego State was an upset in the 2010-11 SUNYAC Semifinals, when the Lakers were the No. 1 seed on a 16-game winning streak
-Brockport and Oswego State have matched up in the SUNYAC Semifinals four times in the previous five seasons, with each team winning twice
-John Ivy is averaging 26 PPG against Oswego State, while Hayden Ward (Sr., Montauk, N.Y.) has led the Laker attack with 18.5 PPG and 9.5 RPG. Chris Gilkes (Sr., Syracuse, N.Y.) netted 16 points in both games
-In the first matchup between the teams, Ward converted an old-fashioned three-point play with 10 seconds left to give the Lakers a one-point win
-Sean Michele (Sr., East Rochester, N.Y.) has seven assists and just four turnovers, while being trusted to break the Brockport full-court press throughout long periods of each game
 
TEAM RECORDS

-Both teams are 3-5 against the other teams in the SUNYAC Playoffs
-Oswego State is 11-2 at home, compared to its 7-5 record in away games
-Brockport is 3-1 in its last four SUNYAC away games
-This is the first time in the last three seasons in which Oswego State has not been the No. 1 seed in the SUNYAC Tournament
-Brockport is 2-7 when it allows more than 80 points, while Oswego State has only allowed more than 80 points once in a loss to Buffalo State
-Brockport has won seven SUNYAC titles, compared to five for Oswego State (One for each current coach)
 
STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

-Brockport has eclipsed the 80-point mark 13 times, compared to just six times for the Lakers
-Ivy is 2nd in the conference in PPG with 21.2, while Ward is 6th with 18.4 PPG and 1st in rebounding with 9.3 RPG
-Brockport is 2nd in the SUNYAC in scoring offense (81.1 PPG), while Oswego State is 8th (71.9 PPG)
-Brockport has hit at least 10 3-pointers in nine conference games, while Oswego State has only done so twice
-One-third of Brockport's points come from beyond the 3-point line
-Oswego State tops the conference in scoring defense (65.1 PPG allowed), while Brockport is 5th (74.5 PPG allowed)
-Brockport leads the SUNYAC and is ninth in the country in 3PT FG made with 9.4 per contest
-Brockport is the best in the conference in turnover margin with 7.04, while Oswego State has a margin of 0.60 (6th)
-Michele is 3rd in the SUNYAC in MPG with 34.1, while no Brockport player is over 30 minutes per contest