OSWEGO, N.Y. – With two losses to Cortland (21-4) already this season, the Oswego State men's basketball team (19-7) looks to return to its success of last season when it travels to play the Red Dragons in a State University of New York Athletic Conference Semifinal on Friday at 8 p.m.

The Lakers swept the Red Dragons last season, including a 66-57 triumph in the SUNYAC Championship, but Cortland has got the best of Oswego State this season.

Here are some things to consider as the Lakers prepare for Cortland:

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

-Oswego State is 0-2 against Cortland this season, including a 32-point loss in the most recent matchup
-Oswego State entered the season 59-82 all-time against Cortland
-Before Cortland's two wins this year, Oswego State had won five straight contests against Cortland, with a SUNYAC title win included in the streak
-Hayden Ward (Sr., Montauk, N.Y.) hit this shot at the buzzer to beat Cortland, 69-67, during the first matchup of the regular season in 2011-12
-Ward averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds against the Red Dragons last year; he is averaging 11 points and nine rebounds in 2012-13
-Jesse Winter is averaging 17 PPG against Oswego State this season to lead Cortland
 
TEAM RECORDS

-Cortland is 2-2 against Plattsburgh and Geneseo; Oswego State is 1-3
-Cortland is ranked No. 2 in the East Region, Oswego State is ranked 6th
-Cortland is undefeated (10-0) at home this season, with a 15-game winning streak in Corey Gymnasium (last loss was to Oswego State on Feb. 4, 2012)
-Oswego State is 7-5 in away games this season and has lost its last four away postseason 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
-Cortland hasn't held the No. 1 seed since 2005-06, and hasn't won a SUNYAC title since 1999-2000
-Oswego State has won five SUNYAC titles, compared to four for Cortland (One for each current coach)
 
STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

-Cortland's longest winning streak of the season is 12, while Oswego State's is six
-In a SUNYAC Semifinal last season, Cortland's Jeremy Smith hit a SUNYAC Tournament single-game record nine three-pointers en route to a career-high 37 points in a 68-59 win over Geneseo
-Cortland and Oswego State boast the two best scoring defenses in the conference, with the Red Dragons edging the Lakers by 0.2 points
-Cortland averages 79.1 PPG, which is 7.3 more than Oswego State
-Cortland has five players averaging double-digit PPG, while Oswego State has two
-Cortland is tied for the SUNYAC lead and tied for 11th in the country in 3PT FG made with 9.1 per contest
-Cortland is third-best in the conference in turnover margin (2.80), while Oswego State has a margin of 0.22 (6th)
-Cortland and Oswego State are both in the top three of the SUNYAC in FT%
-Cortland is 15th nationally and the best in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.36); Oswego State is 5th in the conference (0.91)
-Jeremy Smith is 35th in the country in 3PT FG% with 41.5% (68-164)
 
SCOUTING THE PLATTSBURGH-GENESEO SEMIFINAL
 
-The teams split the season series, with Plattsburgh winning the most recent matchup, 84-62
-Plattsburgh has won five straight games (11-2 in last 13 games), including wins over all three remaining teams, and is ranked No. 4 in the East Region
-Geneseo is 2nd in the nation in FG% (51.9%)
-Plattsburgh's Chris Manning is 1st in the country in steals per game (3.92) and 11th nationally in APG (5.8)
-Plattsburgh ranks 16th nationally in turnover margin (5.0)
-Neither team has a player ranked top-10 in the SUNYAC in PPG
-Oswego State went 1-1 against Geneseo in 2012-13
-Oswego State held Geneseo to 40.8% shooting (40-98) in two contests this season
-Oswego State is 43-52 all-time vs. Geneseo
-Oswego State went 0-2 against Plattsburgh this year
-The last six games between Oswego State and Plattsburgh have finished with single-digit margins of victory (Lakers are 4-2)
-Oswego State is 51-28 all-time vs. Plattsburgh