BOX SCOREBROCKPORT, N.Y. – The Oswego State men's basketball team took a 77-56 loss at No. 1-seeded Brockport in the SUNYAC Championship semifinal on Friday night in Vlogianitis Gym. With the loss, No. 4-seeded Oswego finishes the 2013-14 campaign with a 17-10 overall record while Brockport improve to 23-3 on the year.
The Golden Eagles will host No.3-seeded Plattsburgh at 4 p.m. on Saturday for the SUNYAC Championship.
Brockport jumped out to a 16-4 lead to start the game and never looked back, leading throughout the contest.
Rashawn Powell had the best game for the Lakers, recording a double-double with a team-high 17 points and a game-high 12 points. Oswego's second leading scorer was senior
Daniel Ross, finishing with 11 points while filling the stat sheet with two steals, an assist and a block.
Rounding out the double-figure scorers was
Walter Sampson, closing with 10 points including a 6-for-6 mark from the charity stripe.
As a team, the Lakers shot well from the free-throw line, going 20-for-23 (87.0%). Oswego struggled from the field, however, going 17-for-60 (28.3%). The Golden Eagles shot 61.5% (16-for-26) from the line and 45.2% (28-for-62) from the floor.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:Geneseo – Gordon Lyons
Oswego – Rashawn PowellPlattsburgh – Ezra Hodgson
Plattsburgh – John Perez
Brockport – Aaron White
MVP – Brandon Caruthers (Brockport)