PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Junior Daniel Cook of the St. John Fisher College men's basketball team broke the program's single-game scoring record on Tuesday night after scoring a career-high 47 points to help the Cardinals upend Buffalo State, 107-98, in a non-conference tilt inside Manning and Napier Varsity Gymnasium on Bobby Wanzer Court.  With the win, Fisher, which is receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com national poll, improved to 4-2 on the season while the Bengals fell to 0-4 following the defeat.

Cook's 47 points surpassed the previous record of 40, which was set by Fisher hall-of-famer RJ. Fiorelli nearly 20 years ago on February 21, 2001.  The Honeoye Falls native also passed another hall-of-famer after besting Al Gallmon's single-game mark for made field goals after going 17-for-23 from the floor.  In all, Cook added 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win. 

Brendan Trapper also finished in double figures with 19 points to go along with three blocked shots while Sean Williams stuffed the stat sheet with 15 points, eight rebounds, six assists and a steal.  Matt Lettko chipped in with seven points over 23 minutes while Jack Foley added seven points, six boards and six dimes off the bench.   

Both teams hit their stride early as the Bengals buried a 3-pointer at the top of the key to hold a 15-8 edge with six minutes having ticked by.

Trailing by seven, Fisher answered on the other end of the floor with seven straight points to level the game at 15-15 before Buffalo State regained the advantage with a 7-2 burst of its own to make it 22-17 midway through the opening half.

As the game wore on, the visitors' cushion would grow to as many as seven points before the Cardinals' offense erupted for 12 of the game's next 17 points to tie the game at 31 points aside.

With momentum favoring the home team, the Bengals continued to find room on the outside and forged ahead by two possessions only to see Fisher battle back with Williams draining a 3-pointer from the outside before Cook knotted the game at the free throw line to make it 41-41.

With under two minutes showing on the clock, Fisher's pace slowed as head coach Mike Grosodonia II's squad produced just one field goal to head into the locker room facing a 47-45 gap at halftime.

Facing a two-point gap to begin the second half, Fisher turned up the intensity as a pair of old-fashioned 3-point plays from Cook bookended a 15-2 run that made it 81-68 in Fisher's favor.  From there, the lead would balloon to as many as 18 points before the Bengals found a late rhythm and cut the lead down to nine before the final horn sounded.  

As a team, Fisher was 38-for-63 (.603) from the field with 58 points coming in the paint.  The Cardinals were 27-for-39 from the charity stripe and accounted for 25 assists in the win.   

The Cardinals will enjoy a brief hiatus to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to action at 7 p.m. on Tuesday when they host Hobart College inside Manning and Napier Varsity Gymnasium on Bobby Wanzer Court.