The Blue Devils (5-7, 0-4 SUNYAC) jumped to a 12-2 lead on two baskets by senior guard Chris Donahue (Olean/Olean), one of them a three-pointer, and one basket each by senior guard Tim Anderson (Jamestown/Jamestown), junior guard Taha Alassari (Brooklyn/Sweet Home), and senior forward Devin Watkins (Franklinville/Franklinville).
The teams were tied 37-37 at intermission before the Lakers (9-2, 3-0 SUNYAC) took over to start the second half. They opened a lead as large as 12 points, 61-49, on a basket by senior forward Ahmad Mims (Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse), two of his game-high 20 points.
Fredonia State turned up its defensive effort and battled back to trail 65-62 on a back-door layup by junior forward Kevin Reichlmayr (Rochester/Aquinas Institue) with 1:26 left. The Lakers made their free throws in the final minute as junior guard Nicholas Perioli (Liverpool/Liverpool) was 4 of 4 and freshman guard Tom Downing (Staten Island/Curtis) sank a pair.
Perioli finished with 12 points and 10 assists and Downing added 11 points for the Lakers. Anderson was the lone Blue Devil in double figures with 19 points.
At Steele Hall, Fredonia, N.Y. OSWEGO ST. 71, FREDONIA 64 OSWEGO ST. (9-2, 3-0 SUNYAC) Mims, Ahmad 9-15 2-2 20; Perioli, Nicholas 3-11 6-6 12; Downing, Tom 3-6 2-2 11; Franze, Todd 3-5 2-2 8; Reuter, Kyle 2-4 0-0 6; Burridge, Mat 3-5 0-0 6; Roberson, Erik 1-3 2-2 5; White, Dominick 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 25-50 15-16 71. FREDONIA (5-7, 0-4 SUNYAC) ANDERSON, Tim 7-13 2-2 19; DONAHUE, Chris 4-9 0-0 9; ALASSARI, Taha 2-7 4-5 8; WATKINS, Devin 3-5 0-0 7; REICHLMAYR, Kevin 3-5 0-1 6; SMITH, Adam 2-3 1-2 5; KELLY, Mike 2-3 0-0 5; MOORE, Matt 1-2 0-0 3; GORDON, Kyle 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 25-50 7-10 64. Oswego St..................... 37 34 - 71 Fredonia...................... 37 27 - 64 3-point goals-Oswego St. 6-17 (Downing, Tom 3-5; Reuter, Kyle 2-3; Roberson, Erik 1-3; Franze, Todd 0-1; Perioli, Nicholas 0-5), Fredonia 7-20 (ANDERSON, Tim 3-8; WATKINS, Devin 1-2; MOORE, Matt 1-2; DONAHUE, Chris 1-3; KELLY, Mike 1-2; ALASSARI, Taha 0-3). Fouled out--Oswego St.-None, Fredonia-WATKINS, Devin. Rebounds-Oswego St. 21 (Mims, Ahmad 5; Downing, Tom 5), Fredonia 31 (ALASSARI, Taha 7). Assists-Oswego St. 18 (Perioli, Nicholas 10), Fredonia 12 (KELLY, Mike 4). Total fouls-Oswego St. 15, Fredonia 18. A-328