LAVAL, Quebec - The Oneonta men's basketball team wrapped up the Northern Classic with a 90-62 loss to UAlbany on Sunday afternoon. While the game serves as an exhibition contest for the Red Dragons, the win counts for the Great Danes (2-5).

"I thought our guys played very hard today. We competed on both ends of the floor," said head coach Cameron Conover. "They had a huge size advantage, but we kept battling. Although we didn't get the results we wanted, we will benefit and learn from playing these Division I games. Our guys are excited for practice this week."

After Oneonta tied 7-7 following a pair of free throws from sophomore Cam LaClair (Selkirk, NY/Bethlehem), UAlbany used a 7-0 run to take the lead. Baskets from LaClair and junior Nicholas Cortez (Harlem, NY/Forest Hills) pulled the Red Dragons within 16-13 at 11:32, but a dunk from Okechukwu Okeke spurred a 10-0 run to push the lead to double digits. Ife West-Ingram hit an inside jumper to take a 38-16 lead before sophomore Sam Booth (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) knocked down a three-pointer at 4:37. Senior Delano Knox (Poughkeepsie, NY/Arlington) cut the lead to 45-27 at 1:59, but the Great Danes used a 7-0 span to go up by 25 points. LaClair hit a trey in the final seconds to make it 52-30 at halftime.

UAlbany led by as many as 31 points in the second half, as the Red Dragons could not lessen the Great Danes' lead.

Cortex led Oneonta with 19 points, while LaCLair added 16 points and three assists. Booth finished with 14 points, six rebounds, one block, and a steal.

Okechukwu finished with 16 points and 12 boards, while Nasir Muhammad added 16 points and eight rebounds. Amir Lindsey scored 16 points.

Oneonta next opens SUNYAC play on Friday, December 5, at New Paltz at 7:30 p.m.