Box Score NEW PALTZ, NY- The New Paltz men's basketball team fell to the visiting Red Dragons from Oneonta Friday night, 73-63 in front of a packed house in the Hawk Center.  The Hawks fall to 11-14 overall and 7-11 in the SUNYAC and wait for conference play to end tomorrow to see if they earn a spot in the SUNYAC Tournament.

Jayquan Anderson led the Hawks with a game-high 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 7-of-11 from the free throw line, including five rebounds.  Shereef Taylor chipped in with 14 points, four rebounds and four assists and Harris Wichard added 11 points and five boards for the Hawks.

Brian Hooks and Troy Talbot each led the Red Dragons with 18 points, while Talbot added six boards and a game-high six assists.  Shane Gillette chipped in with 15 points and five assists as Oneonta improves to 20-5 overall and 13-5 in the SUNYAC and lock-up the first overall seed in the SUNYAC Tournament.

Oneonta started the game on a 7-0 run three minutes, 11 seconds in.  The Hawks called a timeout to slow the run down.  After the timeout, Taylor hit a running jumper to stop the run and Anderson followed with back-to-back free throws to cut the lead to 7-4.  Oneonta responded with a 7-4 run to double their lead to six at 14-8.  Oneonta extended their lead to 11 with eight minutes, 57 seconds to go, but the Hawks were able to cut the lead to seven on a Matt Devine lay-up.  Oneonta went into the break with a 36-24 lead after outscoring the Hawks 20-14 in the paint and 13-6 on points off turnovers.

In the second half, Oneonta maintained a double-digit lead until six minutes, 30 seconds remaining, when the Hawks went on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to five with six minutes on the clock.  After an old-fashion three point play by Brian Hooks to give the Red Dragons an eight point advantage.  The Hawks cut the lead to five again on a Ryan Sawyer three-pointer from the top of the key and a lay-up by Wichard.  Hooks again gave the Red Dragons a six point lead on an old-fashion three-point play.  The Hawks came within three again on an Anderson free throw and a Sawyer lay-up, but the Red Dragons were able to hold on for the win.  The Hawks outscored Oneonta 24-16 in the paint and 18-2 off the bench in the half.