OSWEGO, N.Y. – Behind 42 points from sophomore Isaiah Brown and a pivotal 16-0 run in the second half, the Potsdam Bears pulled away from the Lakers in a 76-62 victory on Saturday afternoon.  Senior Brandan Gartland led Oswego with 18 points.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Potsdam 76 | Oswego 62
• Location:  Max Ziel Gymnasium, Laker Hall – Oswego, N.Y.
• Records:  Potsdam 18-5 (13-3 SUNYAC) | Oswego 16-6 (10-5 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Lakers took a 9-2 lead right out of the gate behind four points from senior Joe Sullivan.
• A 7-0 run from the Bears tied it up at 9-9 two minutes later.
• Oswego countered with an 8-0 run of their own in the next four minutes and a 17-9 lead.
• Action went back-and-forth as Oswego got an 'and-one' bucket and conversion from junior Liam Sanborn to remain up 28-21 with 6:11 left in the half.
• Potsdam's Brown scored seven in a row to culminate a 12-2 run that put the Bears up 33-30 with 1:13 to go.
• Gartland connected on a three from the top of the arc to knot the game at 33-33 heading into the break.
• Brown scored nine of Potsdam's first 11 second-half points as the visitors moved out to a 44-37 lead in the first four minutes of resumed action.
• Sullivan and freshman Jamal Achille fueled a 6-0 run to close it back to one with 13 minutes on the clock.
• With 7:08 remaining in the contest, Potsdam finished a 16-0 run for a 17-point lead at 62-45, with Brown topping all scorers with 35 points to that point.
• The Lakers outscored the Bears 17-14 down the stretch, but could not get back within striking distance.
• Second-half shooting was the story in this one as Potsdam held the Lakers to 28.1% while connecting on 54.8% of their shots.
• Sullivan finished with 16 points and Sanborn had 10.

WHAT'S NEXT
It's a quick turnaround as Oswego heads to Oneonta for a 7:30 p.m. SUNYAC matchup on Tuesday, February 18.