UTICA, N.Y.—SUNY Poly (3-4) used red hot shooting to defeat the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (1-7) 99-67 on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Wildcats never trailed during the contest.
• Layups from sophomore guard Mohammad Sylla (Bronx, N.Y./Darrow) and freshman guard Mike Hancock (Bayville, N.Y./Locust Valley) got the Bears within 16-13 at 14:06 of the first half, but SUNY Poly headed into the break on a 34-17 run and led 50-30.
• The Wildcats shot 50-percent (10-20) from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.
• SUNY Poly started the second half on a 12-0 run and never slowed down.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Wildcats shot 50.7-percent from the floor for the whole 40 minutes, including a

51.5 pace from beyond-the-arc.

• The Bears finished with a 37.9-percent shooting percentage.
• SUNY Poly had a 50-32 advantage in rebounding.
• Sophomore guard Nicholas Cortez (Harlem, N.Y./La Salle Academy) led Potsdam           with 15 points and five boards.
• Sylla finished with 13 points and five rebounds.
• Hancock and sophomore Erik Wall (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Grimes) each recorded 10 points each.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears are now off until January 10, when they travel to Buffalo State for a 6 p.m. contest.