BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (3-15, 2-8 SUNYAC) fell to SUNY Brockport (12-5, 8-3 SUNYAC) 83-74 on Friday evening. Senior guard Colton Huestis (Ticonderoga, N.Y./Ticonderoga) scored a game-high 26 points on 5-8 shooting from 3-point range.
 
Huestis got the Bears on the board three minutes into the opening half off a jump-shot in the paint. After a made free-throw by Brockport guard Tony Arnold, Potsdam went on a 5-1 run to extend their lead to four at 14:37. Huestis made a jump-shot and junior forward Parker Kelly (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Beekmantown) sank a pair of free-throws during the run. Both teams continued to trade baskets until the Bears took back the 21-19 lead on a turnaround jumper from junior forward Kawar Singh (Queens, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) with 6:47 remaining in the first half. One minute later, freshman guard Erik Wall (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Grimes) nailed a 3-pointer off an assist from freshman guard Nicholas Cortez (New York, N.Y./Forest Hills) to extend their lead 24-21. Junior guard Jeff Williamson (Brooklyn, N.Y./Christ the King) and Wall hit two more 3-pointers in back-to-back possessions to keep a five-point lead with three minutes to go. The Golden Eagles fought back in the final 33 seconds to take a 34-33 lead into the break.
 
Potsdam came out of the locker room on fire, scoring the first six points of the second half. Huestis and Williamson sank the 3-pointers to give the Bears a 39-34 advantage at 18:25. Neither team gained any momentum until junior guard Kaleb Lewis (Greenfield, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) sank two free throws midway through the second half. Huestis scored two more points off free throws to give Potsdam their largest lead of the evening 60-54 with 11:11 remaining. Brockport chipped their way back into the game, routing a 10-2 run to close the gap to two points in the following three minutes. Thirty seconds later at 8:07, freshman guard Ethan Baksh (Queens, N.Y./Richmond Hill) sank one from deep to send the Bears up 67-62. The Golden Eagles reclaimed the lead 71-69 at the 4:42 mark off a pair of made free throws from Alex Tavarez. Brockport routed another 12-5 run in the final four minutes of the game to seal the win over Potsdam.
 
Williamson tallied 13 points and Kelly scored nine points to round out the scoring leaders for the Bears. Singh grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds and senior guard Isaac Oduro Jr. (Jamaica, N.Y./Christ the King) dished out four assists.
 
 Tavarez paced the Golden Eagles with 18 points and Caquan Wester registered 17 points. Milo Scheve and Zachary Rice scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.
 
The Bears are back in action tomorrow when they travel to SUNY Geneseo for a 4 p.m. contest against the Knights.