A Quick Look
Senior Kevin Mackin (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) dropped 23 points today on SUNY Geneseo, as the SUNY Oneonta men's basketball team routed the Knights 74-47.  The Red Dragons' four seniors combined for 44 points in the victory including 11 points from Harrison Deegan (Putnam Valley, NY/Putnam Valley), six points from Ian Schultz (Clifton Park, NY/CBA) and four points from Carson Jacobs (Buchanan, NY/Hendrick Hudson).
 
"We responded big time tonight," said Head Coach Cameron Conover.  "We had great focus on the defensive end of the floor.  Our guys were committed to playing great team defense all night.  I thought everyone played extremely well, and our guys were determined to rebound the ball.  It's always nice paying well on senior night.  Our four seniors, Carson, Ian, Harrison, and Kevin have represented our program with class and dignity for four years.  It has been an honor to coach them and I am going to relish the time we have remaining.  I cannot say enough good things about them.  They are a joy to coach."
 
The Inside Story
The game was tied twice early on and Geneseo (8-13, 5-9 SUNYAC) had its only lead of the game 6-4 at the 14:30 mark.  By the time the first half reached the 10-minute mark, Oneonta (14-5, 10-2 SUNYAC) had already gained the lead 15-10.  Five minutes later, the Red Dragons had total control of the contest building itself a 27-11 advantage.  Oneonta continued to pull away taking a 33-20 lead at halftime.  Mackin led the way with 12 points in the opening 20 minutes.
 
Oneonta ramped up the offense in the second half building its lead to as many as 31 points with just over six minutes remaining.  Deegan scored seven of his 11 points in the closing half and Oneonta made six from behind the arc including three by Mackin.
 
Just the Stats
Oneonta controlled the boards in the game outrebounding Geneseo 47-36.  Schultz led everyone with a season high 14 rebounds.
 
The Red Dragons held a big advantage in second chance points (15-2) and points in the paint (32-18).
 
What's Next
Oneonta will welcome rival SUNY Cortland to town on Tuesday night beginning at 7:30pm.