SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—Skidmore College (2-2) defeated the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (0-4) 83-67 on Wednesday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sophomore guard Mohammad Sylla (Bronx, N.Y./Darrow) gave the Bears a 9-8 lead at 16:37, but the Thoroughbreds answered with a 19-2 run to seize control of the contest.
• Skidmore led 49-32 at the half. Sylla scored 13 points in the first half and sophomore guard Nicholas Cortez (Harlem, N.Y./La Salle Academy) scored 10 points.
• The Bears started the second half on a 19-11 run to close within 60-51 at 12:14. Senior guard Walter deFreitas (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) scored seven of the points during the stretch and senior forward Parker Kelly (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Beekmantown) had six.
•  Skidmore then pulled away for the 83-67 victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Thoroughbreds shot 47.8-percent from the floor to the Bears' 36.7.
• Skidmore had a 50-28 advantage on the boards.
• Sylla finished with 22 points and four rebounds.
• Cortez had 13 points, six boards and four assists.
• Kelly and deFreitas each contributed 11 points and four and five rebounds, respectively.
• Charlie Fantom led Skidmore with 18 points and seven rebounds.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
Potsdam is back in action on Tuesday when the Bears head across town to take on Clarkson University at 5 p.m.