BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The SUNY Oneonta men's basketball team opened its SUNYAC schedule tonight at Brockport falling 93-83.  The loss for the Red Dragons was its fourth straight while the Golden Eagles remained undefeated on the season.
 
The bright spots for Oneonta (1-4, 0-1 SUNYAC) were junior guard Dwayne Freeman (Schenectady/Notre-Dame Bishop Gibbons), who scored a career high 22 points and senior Lawrence Coleman (Croton on the Hudson/Hendrick Hudson), who added 21 points.  Oneonta also outrebounded Brockport (5-0, 1-0 SUNYAC) 44-36 and shot just under 48 percent from the floor.
 
The eventual margin of victory for the Golden Eagles came from the first half, when they took a 50-40 lead into the break.  The two teams battled each other to a 43-43 second half.  The two teams played relatively even in the paint, but Brockport reserves outscored Oneonta's 36-19 in the game.
 
The Green and Gold were strong defensively in the opening twenty minutes of play, forcing 16 Red Dragon turnovers. It was a close battle, tied 16-16 at 11:18, but Brockport would open the game up with a 16-4 run, giving them a 32-20 lead at 8:10.
 
Little changed going into the second half as Brockport went on a 9-4 run that gave them a 59-44 lead at 17:19. The Red Dragons would battle back to pull within 10, but the Green and Gold squad erupted, posting a 14-4 run to take its largest lead of the night, 91-71 at 04:19. Oneonta battled in the remaining four minutes, but Brockport held on for the win.
 
The Golden Eagles had four players scoring in double digits led by Clifton Lyerly who scored a game high 24 points.  Devonn Gavin added 21 points and Hamed Shamseldin had 14 points and Marcus Blythers chipped in 10 points.
 
Oneonta will be at SUNY Geneseo tomorrow to complete its weekend road trip.  Tip-off is scheduled for 2pm against the Knights.