Sophomore Dave Jutton (Red Hook) led Cortland with 18 points. He made 5-of-7 three-pointers, including all four of his long distance attempts in the first half. Senior Justin O'Garrow (Port Washington/Paul D. Schreiber) made 5-of-7 shots from the floor and finished with 14 points while matching his career highs of nine assists and six steals. Junior Brian Kirchhoff (Webster) scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half. He made 4-of-7 three-pointers and grabbed six rebounds.
Oneonta was led by junior William Heslin's (Schaghticoke/Schuylerville) 18 points and 13 rebounds. Senior Anthony Negreanu (Woodside/Christ the King) added 10 points.
Cortland never trailed in the opening half. The Red Dragons led 33-21 with 2:32 remaining, but Oneonta finshed the half on an 11-3 run and was within 36-32 at intermission. Cortland pushed the lead to 11 points in the first 2:05 of the second half, but Oneonta went on a 16-4 streak and took its only lead of the game at 48-47 with 10:44 left on MacLean Moore's (Sunnyside/Garden School) layup.
Kirchhoff made two three-pointers to fuel a 9-0 Cortland run over the next 2:35. O'Garrow finished the run with a layup to give the hosts a 56-48 lead with 8:09 left. Oneonta got back within 58-54 with 4:04 remaining, but a Kirchhoff trey with 3:38 left started an 8-0 run that put the game away.
Cortland shot 48 percent from the floor, 52 percent in the second half. The Red Dragons made 10-of-21 three-pointers. Oneonta shot 42 percent from the field and held a 32-29 rebounding advantage.
SUNY Oneonta vs SUNY Cortland 11/30/04 8 p.m. at Cortland, NY (Corey Gymnasium) SUNY CORTLAND 66, SUNY ONEONTA 58 SUNY ONEONTA (1-2, 0-1 SUNYAC) HESLIN, William 6-12 4-4 18; NEGREANU, Anthony 3-10 2-2 10; REED, Kevin 3-7 3-3 9; MOORE, MacLean 4-4 0-0 8; COFFEY, Sean 2-8 0-0 6; MURPHY, Jaysen 2-3 0-3 4; REARDON, Michael 1-4 0-0 3; FOOTE, Robert 0-1 0-0 0; BRATT, Eric 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 9-12 58. SUNY CORTLAND (2-1, 1-0 SUNYAC) JUTTON, Dave 6-10 1-2 18; O'GARROW, Justin 5-7 4-4 14; KIRCHHOFF, Brian 5-8 0-1 14; RANIERI, Frank 4-8 0-1 8; SKRELJA, Simon 2-4 1-2 5; PROCINO, Jamie 1-4 0-0 3; HEADLEY, Rod 1-6 1-2 3; JANKIEWICZ, Michael 0-3 1-5 1. Totals 24-50 8-17 66. SUNY Oneonta.................. 32 26 - 58 SUNY Cortland................. 36 30 - 66 3-point goals-SUNY Oneonta 7-22 (COFFEY, Sean 2-7; NEGREANU, Anthony 2-6; HESLIN, William 2-5; REARDON, Michael 1-3; BRATT, Eric 0-1), SUNY Cortland 10-21 (JUTTON, Dave 5-7; KIRCHHOFF, Brian 4-7; PROCINO, Jamie 1-2; HEADLEY, Rod 0-1; JANKIEWICZ, Michael 0-3; O'GARROW, Justin 0-1). Fouled out--SUNY Oneonta-None, SUNY Cortland-None. Rebounds-SUNY Oneonta 32 (HESLIN, William 13), SUNY Cortland 29 (KIRCHHOFF, Brian 6). Assists-SUNY Oneonta 12 (REARDON, Michael 5), SUNY Cortland 15 (O'GARROW, Justin 9). Total fouls-SUNY Oneonta 15, SUNY Cortland 15. A-400