Men's Basketball | 1/13/2022 8:23:00 PM

Box Score POTSDAM, N.Y.—Oswego State (12-1, 6-0 SUNYAC) withstood a second half charge to defeat the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (4-5, 2-2) 76-58 on Thursday evening. Junior forward Brandon Segar Jr. (Jamaica, N.Y./Richmond Hill) led the Bears with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman forward Parker Kelly (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Beekmantown) just missed a double-double with a career-high 13 points and seven rebounds. Freshman guard MeSean Johnson (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy) had 10 points and five assists.
 
Kelly and Johnson opened the scoring with a pair of layups to give Potsdam a 4-0 lead in the first 2:20. The Lakers responded with the next eight points and 15 of the next 18 to lead 15-7 at 13:01. Oswego guard Devin Green (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) hit three 3-pointers during the run. Potsdam then answered with an 11-2 run of its own. Junior forward Brandon Segar Jr. (Jamaica, N.Y./Richmond Hill) scored eight of the points, including a jumper at 10:12 to give the Bears an 18-17 advantage. Oswego countered with a 12-3 run and regained a 29-20 lead at 7:28. Sophomore guard Jeremiah Sparks (Jordan, N.Y./Jordan-Elbridge) and senior guard Julien Crittendon (Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills) had five each during the stretch. Two free throws from senior forward Dante Viskovich (Massena, N.Y./Massena) got the Bears within 33-27 with 4:28 left in the half. The Lakers grew their advantage as they headed into the break, finishing the period on a 7-2 run and taking a 40-29 advantage into the locker room.
 
Oswego continued to pull away in the second half. A layup for Sparks at 12:11 gave the Lakers their biggest lead of the game at 59-40. On the ropes, Potsdam fought its way back into the contest with an 18-6 run. Kelly sparked the run with back-to-back 3-pointers. He added another during the stretch. Viskovich also hit a three and Johnson had six points, including a layup at 7:08 to get the Bears within 65-58. Oswego survived the burst with some clutch shots and foul shooting, scoring the last 11 points of the contest.
 
Crittendon led the Lakers with 17 points and five boards. Junior forward Jamal Achille (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter's) scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Sparks finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.
 
The Bears look bounce back tomorrow when they host SUNY Cortland at 4 p.m.