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January 29, 2008
  

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Plattsburgh State 87, Potsdam State 70

POTSDAM- — Anthony Williams scored a game-high 27 points to lead No. 16-ranked Plattsburgh State to an 87-70 victory Tuesday over host Potsdam State in State University of New York Athletic Conference men's basketball action. The Cardinals won their season-high eighth consecutive game to improve to 15-2 overall, including 9-0 in the SUNYAC. The Bears dropped to 6-11 and 2-7 in the conference.

Travis Gorham added a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four assists and four blocked shots for Plattsburgh, which remains a perfect 7-0 in road contests this season. Freshman Chris Ruiz came off the bench to score 17 points, and Antwane Miller (12) and Khylan Hunt (10) also chipped in double figures.

Potsdam was led by Alvin Dike's 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Devin Taft added 17 points.

Plattsburgh shot 51.6 percent from the field in the first half, taking a 43-33 halftime lead. The Cardinals executed even better in the second by making 60.7 percent of their shots to finish with a 55.9 clip. The Bears, who trailed by double digits for much of the time, were held to 37.7 for the game.
Official Basketball Box Score
Plattsburgh State vs Potsdam
01-29-08 8:00 at Potsdam
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VISITORS: Plattsburgh State 15-2, 9-0
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
11 WILLIAMS, Anthony... * 10-20   4-7    3-4    1  1  2   4  27  4  2  0  2  35
14 MILLER, Antwane..... *  5-9    2-3    0-1    1  0  1   0  12  3  1  1  1  30
21 GORHAM, Travis...... *  4-7    1-2    1-3    2  8 10   1  10  4  1  4  1  40
23 RIDER, Ricky........ *  0-2    0-0    3-4    0  2  2   3   3  0  1  0  0   8
34 HUNT, Khylan........ *  5-7    0-2    0-0    5  3  8   3  10  3  3  1  0  27
00 HAVENS, Tim.........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  2  0  0  0   6
03 THOMAS, Farris......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   0   0  0  0  0  0   6
04 DANIYAN, Errol......    3-3    0-0    2-3    1  1  2   2   8  0  3  0  0  15
05 LOWE, Jared.........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   1
15 RUIZ, Chris.........    6-9    4-6    1-2    1  1  2   1  17  4  1  0  1  27
41 GUTZMAN, Shawn......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  1  0  0  2   5
   TEAM................                         2  1  3
   Totals..............   33-59  11-21  10-17  13 19 32  18  87 21 12  6  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-31 51.6%   2nd Half: 17-28 60.7%   Game: 55.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  6-11 54.5%   2nd Half:  5-10 50.0%   Game: 52.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-8  62.5%   2nd Half:  5-9  55.6%   Game: 58.8%   4,1

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HOME TEAM: Potsdam 6-11, 2-7
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
05 TAFT, Devin......... *  6-10   5-8    0-0    3  1  4   0  17  1  0  0  1  24
15 BROWN, Damon........ *  2-11   0-4    0-2    1  3  4   2   4  5  3  0  1  34
22 DIKE, Alvin......... *  7-15   0-0    5-10   7  3 10   4  19  2  1  0  1  34
23 REINHARDT, Tim...... *  2-5    0-0    0-2    5  3  8   3   4  4  1  0  0  27
35 GRANEY, Brendan..... *  1-8    1-3    3-3    1  2  3   4   6  1  2  0  1  32
12 CLEMENT, Serge......    1-3    1-2    1-3    1  0  1   1   4  1  1  0  1  11
14 WILLIAMS, Anthony Jr    3-6    1-3    0-0    1  0  1   3   7  2  1  0  0  14
24 GEDEON, Nelson......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   3
34 SISKAVICH, Brandon..    4-11   1-2    0-0    2  3  5   2   9  0  2  0  1  21
   TEAM................                         5     5             1
   Totals..............   26-69   9-22   9-20  26 15 41  19  70 16 13  0  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-30 33.3%   2nd Half: 16-39 41.0%   Game: 37.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  7-13 53.8%   2nd Half:  2-9  22.2%   Game: 40.9%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-12 50.0%   2nd Half:  3-8  37.5%   Game: 45.0%    7

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Officials:
Technical fouls: Plattsburgh State-None. Potsdam-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Plattsburgh State.............   43   44  -   87
Potsdam.......................   33   37  -   70


News release submitted by Plattsburgh State on Jan 29, 2008 at 11:43 PM
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