Brockport (12-8 overall, 8-3 SUNYAC) broke open a one-point game with 4:28 remaining as Jon Rother scored six points during a 9-0 run as the Golden Eagles turned a 74-73 lead into an 82-73 advantage with 2:34 left in the game. Rother finished the night with 17 points.
Bellucci finished with a team-leading 30 points with 17 coming in the second half and nine of those 17 coming from the free throw line. It was the sixth game this season that the guard has scored at least 30 points.
Potsdam (10-9, 5-5) led early in the game and built a seven-point lead late in the first half. Brockport cut the lead to five with a Bellucci jumper to end the first half.
The Bears continued to control the game in the second half and led by as many as 11 with 14 minutes to play. Brockport went on a 10-0 run to cut the lead to a single point two minutes later and took the lead for good at the 9:36 mark on an Ian Mack jumper.
Brockport’s biggest lead was nine points with 2:34 left in the game but Potsdam would not go away and cut the lead to four points three different times in the closing minutes.
Mychal Wilkes scored 16 points and handed out a team-high five assists and Dan Rubertone added 13 points for Brockport.
The SUNY Brockport men's basketball team will return to action on Saturday afternoon to face SUNY Plattsburgh. Tip off will be at 4 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score SUNY Potsdam vs SUNY Brockport 02/03/06 6:00 p.m. at Brockport, NY, Tuttle North Gymnasium At Brockport, NY, Tuttle North Gymnasium SUNY BROCKPORT 93, SUNY POTSDAM 86 SUNY POTSDAM (10-9; SUNYAC 5-5) DUCENA, Ernst 8-15 2-2 23; BROWN, Damon 3-10 5-6 12; BARTON, Edane 2-4 5-6 10; TAFT, Devin 3-5 0-0 9; MITCHELL, Scott 3-6 0-0 8; DIKE, Alvin 4-7 0-1 8; SISKAVICH, Brandon 4-6 0-0 8; REINHARDT, Tim 1-3 1-2 3; HALL, Jehrod 1-2 1-1 3; GEDEON, Nelson 1-2 0-2 2; FARRIOR, Jerry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-60 14-20 86. SUNY BROCKPORT (12-8; SUNYAC 8-3) BELLUCCI, Ben 9-15 11-11 30; ROTHER, Jon 6-13 3-5 17; WILKES, Mychal 5-12 3-4 16; RUBERTONE, Dan 4-8 5-6 13; AMPARO, Kenny 2-3 2-2 7; ZENKEL, Josh 1-1 2-2 4; MACK, Ian 1-2 2-2 4; KAYS, Eamon 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-56 28-32 93. SUNY Potsdam.................. 43 43 - 86 SUNY Brockport................ 38 55 - 93 3-point goals-SUNY Potsdam 12-26 (DUCENA, Ernst 5-9; TAFT, Devin 3-5; MITCHELL, Scott 2-4; BROWN, Damon 1-6; BARTON, Edane 1-1; GEDEON, Nelson 0-1), SUNY Brockport 7-14 (WILKES, Mychal 3-7; ROTHER, Jon 2-4; BELLUCCI, Ben 1-2; AMPARO, Kenny 1-1). Fouled out--SUNY Potsdam-BARTON, Edane, SUNY Brockport-None. Rebounds-SUNY Potsdam 31 (DIKE, Alvin 8), SUNY Brockport 29 (RUBERTONE, Dan 6; AMPARO, Kenny 6; WILKES, Mychal 6). Assists-SUNY Potsdam 23 (MITCHELL, Scott 8), SUNY Brockport 23 (WILKES, Mychal 5). Total fouls-SUNY Potsdam 27, SUNY Brockport 15. A-500 Edane Barton (Potsdam) scores his 1,000th career point with free throw late in second half