BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Freshman Jeremiah Sparks set a new career-high with 32 points and senior Joe Sullivan scored all 22 of his points in the second half to lead the Lakers to an 85-79 victory over Moravian College in the Steel Club Classic.  
 
THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Oswego 85, Moravian 79
• Location:  Johnston Hall, Moravian College – Bethlehem, Pa.
• Records:  Oswego 7-2 | Moravian 6-6

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sparks (13) and senior Brandan Gartland (11) each hit double digits in points in the first half to rally Oswego from a nine-point deficit in the early going.
• The Greyhounds took a 15-6 lead just seven minutes into the game.
• Oswego countered with a 13-4 run over the next four minutes behind five each from Sparks and Gartland to tie the score at 19-19.
• In the final seven minutes of the half, Moravian started a 5-0 run before a 9-1 Oswego run gave the Lakers a 28-25 lead heading into the break.
• Behind nine points from Sullivan, Oswego continued its hot start to second halves this season by pushing out to a 14-point lead at 53-39 with 13:06 remaining in the contest.
• Over the next four and a half minutes, Moravian grabbed momentum with a 17-4 run that cut the Laker lead to 57-56 with 8:27 left to go.
• Oswego pushed the lead back out to six before an 8-0 run by the Greyhounds gave them their first lead of the second half at 64-62 with 4:32 on the clock.
• After two ties and three lead changes, Sparks hit a three and Sullivan made a pair of pivotal layups to give the Lakers the late game separation they needed.
• In the contest, Oswego shot a ridiculous 37-of-38 (97.4%) from the free-throw line as a team.
• Gartland finished with 15 points while freshman Kaleb Cook (4) and sophomore Hunter Cole (2) scored crucial points late in the contest to help secure the win.
• It was a tale of two halves with the teams scoring 28 and 25, respectively, in the first half, then 57 and 54 in the second.
• Moravian is coming off a 20-9 season in 2018-19 that saw them win the Landmark Conference and advance to the second round of the NCAA Championships.

WHAT'S NEXT

Oswego will play its first home game of the season on Friday when they take on Fredonia at 7:30 p.m. in Max Ziel Gymnasium.