Senior Jack Dignan (Brewster/Brewster) scored a career high 24 points on a career best six three-pointers, but a late comeback for the SUNY Oneonta men's basketball team came up short tonight against Plattsburgh 92-87.  The loss for Oneonta dropped them to 12-7 overall and 7-5 in the SUNYAC while the Cardinals stayed atop the conference, moving to 11-1 and 16-3 overall.
 
Joining Dignan in double figures in the contest were classmates Mikey McElroy (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs) (13) and Jackson Zuvic (Cold Spring/Haldane) (10) and junior Lawrence Coleman (Croton on the Hudson/Hendrick Hudson) (14).  McElroy also collected 11 rebounds to lead Oneonta.
 
Oneonta jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead in the first three minutes of the contest thanks to a pair of threes by Dignan.  The Red Dragons continued to hold onto its lead and built it to as many as 12 points twice during the half.
 
A 13-4 run over the final 5:48 by Plattsburgh pulled them to within three points at the break, as they trailed Oneonta 36-33.  Kyle Richardson and Jonathan Patron combined for 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Cardinals in the first half.  Richardson would finish with a game high 22 points to go with 12 boards while Patron would add 20 points and a game high 15 rebounds.
 
Oneonta still held the lead 53-44 when Dignan buried a three at the 14:05 mark of the second half.
 
The game turned in favor of Plattsburgh during the next six minutes when they put together a 20-2 run to grab a 64-55 lead.
 
A layup by Richardson at the 2:03 mark gave the Cardinals an 80-70 lead, which looked insurmountable.
 
The two teams would battle back and forth over the next minute with the Cardinals holding on to a nine point lead with 1:14 left to go.
 
McElroy would jump start the final push for the Red Dragons with a pair of free throws, which was followed by an offensive rebound and a put back by Coleman to cut the deficit to five points with 44 seconds remaining.
 
A jumper by junior Grant Massaroni (Rotterdam/Mohonasen) was sandwiched between three free throws for Plattsburgh, which put its lead at six points with 31 seconds to go in the contest.  Back-to-back threes by Dignan and Coleman brought Oneonta to within one point at 88-87 with 17 seconds remaining.
 
After a pair of free throws by Eli Bryant, Dignan missed a potential game-tying three with five seconds left.  Edward Correa made his two free throws to secure the win for Plattsburgh.
 
Oneonta will be at Potsdam tomorrow afternoon for another SUNYAC contest beginning at 4pm.