ONEONTA, N.Y. - The Oneonta men's basketball team fell 106-75 to third-ranked John Carroll on Saturday afternoon. After a competitive weekend, the Red Dragons fall to 1-3 overall, while the Blue Streaks move to 2-0.

"You have to give John Carroll a lot of credit. They played hard for 40 minutes and were relentless at both ends of the floor," said head coach Cameron Conover. "We played hard in spurts; however, you must play more consistently to beat a team like John Carroll. It's never fun losing, but as long as we all take some ownership and are self-reflective, we can take a lot away from this weekend, which will help us improve." 

Oneonta scored the opening basket from junior Pete Laidley, Jr., but that was the Red Dragons' only lead of the day. The Blue Streaks responded with a 12-2 run capped off with a Luke Chicone three-pointer at 16:25. A jumper from senior Graham Wooden (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) cut the John Carroll lead to 12-6. Then Oneonta pulled within four following fastbreak layups from Javen FLowers-Smith and Wooden. 

Oneonta kept the game within single digits, and Xavier Hill (Johnson City, NY/Johnson City) converted a layup at 11:06 to make it 11:06. An 8-0 run pushed the Blue Streaks ahead 28-14 before sophomore Tyler Harts (Queens, NY/Sewanaka) scored inside.

John Carroll's lead continued to grow, and Chicone scored on a fast break at 4:24 to give the Blue Streaks an 18-point advantage. John Carroll led by as much as 24 in the first half before the Red Dragons closed out with a triple from sophomore Elijah Castillo (Bronx, NY/St. Raymonds) and a buzzer-beating three-pointer by junior Caleb Brown (Brooklyn, NY/Uncommon Charter) to make it 49-31 at the half. 

After Henery Raynor scored to start the second, Oneonta used a 7-0 span with three points from sophomore Delano Knox (Poughkeepsie, NY/Arlington) to cut the lead to 13. John Carroll's Luke Frazier dropped a triple at 17:58 to build the lead to 54-38. After some back-and-forth baskets, Hill drained a three to cut the lead to 12, but the Blue Streaks answered with a three-pointer from Chase Toppin at 15:53 to start a 7-0 run. 

Flowers-Smith broke the streak with a triple at 14:18. The Blue Streaks kept pulling away any time the Red Dragons got close, and Chicone made it 80-61 following a three-pointer at 7:59. John Carroll eventually built its lead to 33 points, and Oneonta got two finally baskets from senior Ryan Teaney (Schenectady, NY/Guilderland) and freshman Nick Zuvich (Queens, NY/Francis Lewis) to close out the night. 

Flowers-Smith led the Red Dragons with 20 points and added five rebounds with a steal. Castillo added 13 points, while Brown led the team with seven rebounds.

John Carroll had three players score in double-digits, with Chicone dropping 31 points with seven assists, four rebounds, and three steals. Frazier recorded a double-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks. Henry Raynor scored 12 points.

Oneonta next plays at Division I Lehigh on Thur. Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. The game counts as an exhibition for the Red Dragons.