February 25, 2005
Potsdam Men Defeat Plattsburgh 83-70
Potsdam to Face Oswego in SUNYAC Final
Potsdam, NY – The Potsdam Bears defeated Plattsburgh in Friday’s SUNYAC
semi-final match up at the Utica Auditorium by a final of 83-70. The
Bears advance to 24-3 while Plattsburgh ends the season at 18-11.
The Bears trailed for the most part of the first half by as many as 7,
but came back late in the half to take a 2 point halftime lead. The
Bears picked it up in the second half, leading by as many as 13 three
times during the game. Leading all scorers in the game was Eldon
Harris (Albany/Albany High) with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Two other
Potsdam players followed with 11 point each, namely Ernst Ducena
(Brooklyn/Midwood) and Edane Barton (Spring Valley/Colgate).
Plattsburgh was led by Kris Gibbs-Smith with 21 points, followed by
Jelani Simmons with 18 points and 8 blocks. Curtis Smith led the
Plattsburgh team in rebounds with 8 while scoring 12.
Potsdam advances the SUNYAC final to play Oswego at 4pm at the Utica
Auditorium. Oswego won the only match up of the regular season 84-71.
Potsdam was last seasons SUNYAC champion, defeating Plattsburgh in the
semi-final game, then beating Brockport in the final.
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