ONEONTA, N.Y. - Junior Brandan Gartland hit a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Oswego State men's basketball team a 72-69 road victory over Oneonta on Tuesday evening.  The win keeps the Lakers unbeaten in SUNYAC play with a 7-0 record.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Oswego 72, Oneonta 69
• Location:  Alumni Field House - Oneonta, N.Y.
• Records:  Oswego 12-2 (7-0 SUNYAC) | Oneonta 6-7 (1-6 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Oswego got out to a quick 9-3 lead within the first four minutes as Gartland and fellow guard Liam Sanborn scored all nine in the run.
• The Red Dragons would eventually tie the game up at 15-15 with 13:48 left in the half and would push a lead to as high as seven with a 40-33 lead going into halftime.
• Quinn Carey hit a pair of 3-pointers to start the second half and Tyler Pierre scored two layups inside to cut the lead to a single point five minutes into the half.
• Five minutes later, Joe Sullivan gave Oswego the lead back on two made free throws at 52-51.
• Over the course of the final ten minutes, neither team had a lead more than three points, with multiple lead changes and ties during that stretch.
• With Oswego down 65-63 with two minutes to go, Sullivan hit a three to put the Lakers up by one.
• After a Sanborn free throw and Oneonta jumper tied the game at 67-67 with forty-seven seconds left, Sanborn scored on a layup with twenty-three seconds left.
• Oneonta put their own layup in with nine seconds left before Gartland propelled the Lakers to the win.
• Sanborn led Oswego with 19 points while Sullivan had 16 and Gartland 15.  Pierre had nine rebounds on the defensive side.
• Oswego shot the ball very well on Tuesday, hitting 55.6% from the floor and 50.0% from distance.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lakers return home on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. matchup with fellow conference member Plattsburgh.