OSWEGO, N.Y. – The No. 17 Oswego State Men's Basketball team made it five State University of New York Athletic Conference Championships in their last 10 seasons with a dominant 81-60 victory over No. 2 seed Oneonta to punch their ticket to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship.  Sophomore Jeremiah Sparks was named Tournament Most Valuable Player following the contest.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Oswego 81, Oneonta 61
• Location:  Max Ziel Gymnasium, Laker Hall, Oswego, N.Y.
• Records:  Oswego 25-2 (17-1 SUNYAC), Oneonta 18-9 (13-5 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Lakers got off to another hot start, scoring the game's first nine points in the opening five minutes with senior Brendan Mulson tallying seven.
• Sparks and senior Julien Crittendon combined for 18 first-half points as Oswego took a 38-19 lead into the half.
• Oswego's nationally third-ranked scoring defense held the Red Dragons to 21.2% in the opening 20 minutes while the Lakers shot 51.6%.
• Junior Devin Green (15) and senior Jamal Achille (11) each reached double figures in points during the second half as Oswego pushed the lead up to 35 points (69-34) with 8:04 to play.
• Oneonta hit five three-pointers down the stretch to close the gap, but the damage was already done.
• Oswego hit 50% of their shots in the contest and won the rebounding battle, 44-40.
• Under Leone's leadership, Oswego has won the Conference Championship in 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019 and now 2022.
• The 25 wins is the most for Oswego since the 2011-12 season.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Jeremiah Sparks, Oswego, MVP
Jamal Achille, Oswego
Julien Crittendon, Oswego
Devin Green, Oswego
Dylan Trombley, Oneonta
Jahidi Wallace, Brockport
 

WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers will now wait to hear their opponent in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Championships. 

SELECTION SHOW INFORMATION
The NCAA Selection Show will be live at 12:30 p.m. on Monday at NCAA.com.