After trailing 30-25 at the break, Potsdam scored the first eight points of the second half to take a 33-30 lead. Edane Barton (Spring Valley, N.Y.) accounted for five of his team's points over that stretch.
Barton would go on to finish with a game-high 16 points -- 10 coming from the free throw line. He also led the Bears with five steals, four assists and seven rebounds.
Also for Potsdam, Brandon Siskavich (Peru , N.Y.) collected 16 points and seven boards, while Scott Mitchell (Brushton, N.Y.) added 10 points.
The Blue Devils were led by Mike Kelly (Corning/Corning East) for the second consecutive game with 12 points. Devin Watkins (Franklinville/Franklinville) chipped in with nine points.
SUNY Potsdam vs Fredonia 1-20-06 8 p.m. at Steele Hall, Fredonia, N.Y. At Steele Hall, Fredonia, N.Y. SUNY POTSDAM 66, FREDONIA 54 SUNY POTSDAM (8-6, 3-2 SUNYAC) BARTON, Edane 3-6 10-13 16; SISKAVICH, Brandon 4-9 7-8 15; MITCHELL, Scott 4-8 0-2 10; DUCENA, Ernst 3-9 0-0 8; BROWN, Damon 2-6 0-0 6; BISESI, David 1-3 2-2 4; HALL, Jehrod 1-2 1-2 3; DIKE, Alvin 1-2 0-0 2; FERRIOR, Jerry 1-1 0-0 2; TAFT, Devin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-48 20-27 66. FREDONIA (6-8, 1-5 SUNYAC) KELLY, Mike 4-9 2-4 12; WATKINS, Devin 3-6 2-2 9; ALASSARI, Taha 3-6 0-0 8; DONAHUE, Chris 3-11 0-0 7; ANDERSON, Tim 2-8 2-2 7; REICHLMAYR, Kevin 3-7 0-0 6; KENSY, Chris 1-1 1-1 3; SMITH, Adam 1-2 0-0 2; HARRIS, Dan 0-1 0-0 0; GORDON, Kyle 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 20-52 7-10 54. SUNY Potsdam.................. 25 41 - 66 Fredonia...................... 30 24 - 54 3-point goals-SUNY Potsdam 6-21 (BROWN, Damon 2-3; MITCHELL, Scott 2-6; DUCENA, Ernst 2-8; TAFT, Devin 0-2; BISESI, David 0-1; BARTON, Edane 0-1), Fredonia 7-26 (ALASSARI, Taha 2-5; KELLY, Mike 2-7; DONAHUE, Chris 1-8; WATKINS, Devin 1-2; ANDERSON, Tim 1-3; HARRIS, Dan 0-1). Fouled out--SUNY Potsdam-None, Fredonia-None. Rebounds-SUNY Potsdam 38 (BARTON, Edane 7; SISKAVICH, Brandon 7), Fredonia 27 (REICHLMAYR, Kevin 7). Assists-SUNY Potsdam 12 (BARTON, Edane 4; MITCHELL, Scott 4), Fredonia 6 (ANDERSON, Tim 2). Total fouls-SUNY Potsdam 16, Fredonia 20. A-815