OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State men's basketball team used a smothering defense to hold Cortland's offense in check in a 69-44 conference victory.  The night saw senior Brendan Mulson record his 1,000^th career point during the second half.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Oswego 69, Cortland 44
• Location:  Max Ziel Gymnasium, Laker Hall, Oswego, N.Y.
• Records:  Oswego 4-1 (1-0 SUNYAC), Cortland 2-3 (0-1 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cortland went out to a 6-2 lead in the opening five minutes of the contest.
• Oswego then went on a 25-3 run over the next 12 minutes, including an eight-minute run where they held the Red Dragons scoreless.
• Senior Julien Crittendon had 10 points in the run and junior Devin Green added eight.
• The teams played even for the remaining of the half with the Lakers taking a 33-16 lead into the intermission.
• Three minutes into the second half, Mulson drove through the lane and scored a layup that gave him 1,001 career points in his collegiate career.
• Mulson transferred from Suffolk College where he scored 973 points in three full seasons and one Covid-shortened year.
• With seven minutes left in the contest, Oswego built up the lead to 56-28 by holding Cortland to just 25% shooting to that point.
• Green then scored nine of the next 12 Laker points with three straight three pointers to make it 65-35 with four minutes left.
• From there, the Oswego reserves of Hunter Cole, Jovayne Walters, Eric Londis, Chris Toscano, Rashawn Grant, Eric Sanfilippo, and Joe Perlowski closed the game out.
• Green led Oswego with 20 points with Crittendon finishing with 14.
• Jeremiah Sparks grabbed 14 rebounds while Jordan Brown (8 points) and Jamal Achille (7 points) each added valuable contributions on offense.
• Oswego was efficient from the floor, shooting 40.3% overall and 39.1% from deep.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers take on Buffalo State at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Max Ziel Gymnasium