A Quick Look
Senior Daniel Derice (Tampa, FL/Wesley Chapel) scored a game high and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead the SUNY Oneonta men's basketball team to an 88-60 win versus Fredonia tonight at home.  The win for the Red Dragons snapped a four-game skid and raised its overall record to 7-6 and 3-3 in the SUNYAC.  The loss for the Blue Devils kept them winless at 0-12 overall and 0-5 in the conference.
 
"I thought we came out with a good defensive mindset, which is something we have been working on for a while," said head coach Cameron Conover.  "We are happy with the win, and we did some good things, however, I think our guys know we still have a lot to work in all areas of the game.   Tomorrow is another opportunity to continue to get better."
 
The Inside Story
The 18 rebounds by Derice were the most for an Oneonta men's player since 2016.  Six of his rebounds came on the offensive end, as he finished the contest at a +26.
 
The Red Dragons were never challenged in the game racing out to an 11-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game.  Derice paced the opening run with four points.  A Dylan Trombley (Moriah, NY/Moriah) basket pushed Oneonta's lead into double digits for the first time with just under nine minutes left in the opening half.  By the time the buzzer sounded, the Red Dragons were way out in front 47-29 heading into the break.
 
Oneonta scored 10 unanswered to open the second half to push its lead to 27 points.  The Red Dragons maintained their huge advantage the rest of the way for the lopsided win.
 
Just the Stats
Oneonta held a consistent effort from the field shooting 50 percent in both halves.  The Red Dragons recorded 19 assists and 12 assists.  Oneonta was dominant in the paint outscoring Fredonia 50-34 while converting 20 Blue Devil turnovers into 22 points.  Oneonta had a 25-0 advantage on fast break baskets and the bench scored 29 points led by graduate student Kameron Hickey (Atlanta, GA/Etowah) and sophomore Dylan Craft (Hyde Park, NY/Franklin D. Roosevelt) who each scored 10 points.
 
Rounding out the double-digit scorers for Oneonta were Trombley and sophomore Frankie Williams (Bronx, NY/Fannie Lou) who posted 12 points and 16 points respectively.
 
What's Next
Oneonta will host Buffalo State tomorrow night beginning at 7:30pm.