The visiting SUNY Geneseo Knights made 15-of-22 shots including 7-of-12 from long range in the second half en route to a 79-74 come-from-behind victory today against host SUNY Oneonta.  Geneseo (17-6/10-5 SUNYAC) scored 49 points in the second half and erased an eight-point halftime deficit in overcoming Oneonta (13-10/8-8 SUNYAC).
 
Geneseo began picking away at the Oneonta lead in the first five minutes of the second half with an early 9-4 spurt.  Junior John Decker had a couple of layups to start and end the run.
 
After five unanswered points by the Red Dragons, the Knights countered with a 12-2 run to grab a 51-49 lead at the 12:20 mark.  The lead for Geneseo was its first since an 8-7 lead in the first half.  Junior Justin Ringen capped the run with a layup and three-pointer.  Ringen led all scorers in the contest with 24 points.
 
A layup by senior Mikey McElroy (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs) at the 11:13 mark knotted the game at 54 apiece.  This would be the last time that the score would be tied, as junior Jonathan Cohen drained a three on Geneseo's next possession to put them back ahead to stay.
 
The Red Dragons kept cutting the deficit to one point, but couldn't find the go ahead basket.
 
McElroy and junior Lawrence Coleman (Croton on the Hudson/Hendrick Hudson) led Oneonta today with 19 points each.  McElroy also added a game high 10 rebounds while classmate Seth Thomsen (South New Berlin/Norwich) contributed 10 points.
 
Geneseo held an early 8-5 lead in the first five minutes of the game before Oneonta ran off 14 unanswered points to grab a 19-8 lead.  Sophomore Ian Schupp (New Hampton/Goshen) came off the bench and drained back-to-back treys to cap the run.
 
The Red Dragons put together another run of 9-2 late in the first half to build its lead to 13 points with 4:07 to go.  Senior Jackson Zuvic (Cold Spring/Haldane) connected on a pair of three-pointers to fuel the run.
 
The Knights made a push at the end of the half, but Oneonta still carried a 38-30 lead into the break.
 
Oneonta will close out the regular season next weekend at Buffalo State and Fredonia.  The Red Dragons are battling Buffalo State for one of the final conference playoff spots.  The Red Dragons will face the Bengals on Friday night beginning at 7:30pm.