BUFFALO, N.Y.— Sheldon Adams (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) scored a team-high 21 points to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds to lead Buffalo State to an 85-74 "Battle by the Lake" victory over visiting Fredonia in this afternoon's conference opener.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 85, Fredonia – 74

LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.

RECORDS: Buffalo State (3-2/1-0), Fredonia (3-3/0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Adams finished 3 of 8 from distance and 6 of 7 from the charity stripe to lead the Bengals.
• Kay Grant (Jamaica/Thomas Jefferson) added 15 points, including seven made free-throws, while Aaron Davis (Beacon/Beacon) chipped in 14 points.
• Jordan Christopher (Bronx/Mott Haven Campus) finished with 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
• Mark Worthy (Williamsville/Williamsville South) scored a career-high 14 points to go along with five rebounds off of the bench.
• Buffalo State stormed out of the gates by scoring the first five points to take an early lead.
• Both teams traded runs throughout the remainder of the first half, until a three-point field goal by Adams with two seconds left evened the score at 39-39 at intermission.
• Fredonia responded with a quick run to open the second half, taking a 47-41 lead with 17:41 left.
• The Bengals scored on the next possession to open up a 26-12 run over the span of nine minutes to take a 67-59 lead with 8:35 left.
• The Blue Devils cut the deficit to 75-70 on a pair of free throws with 4:36 left but failed to complete the comeback.
• Buffalo State closed the contest on a 10-4 run to claim the conference victory.
• The Bengals held a 21-10 advantage in fast break points to overcome a 16-7 edge in second-chance points by Fredonia.
• Buffalo State shot 50 percent from the floor, while holding the Blue Devils to 40 percent shooting.

FOR THE FOES

• Dydy Bryan led Fredonia with a team-high 21 points to go along with six rebounds and five steals.
• Moussa Samassa chipped in 17 points and 11 rebounds.

NOTEWORHY

• With the victory, Buffalo State earns another point in the season-long "Battle by the Lake" competition with Fredonia to even the score at 6-6 after seven contests.

UP NEXT

Buffalo State will return to the court on Saturday, Jan. 4 as it hosts non-conference foe Bryant & Stratton Rochester at 4 p.m.