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OSWEGO, N.Y. - An 18-5 run to end the game helped lift Oswego State (5-1, 2-0 SUNYAC) to a 70-61 win over the Plattsburgh State men’s basketball team (2-4, 0-2 SUNYAC) at Laker Hall on Saturday. 

After the lead changed hands a total of 13 times during the game, Hayden Ward gave the Lakers the lead for good with 4:12 left to play when he beat the defense down the floor and Sean Michele found him for an easy lay-in.

Burridge scored the team's next five points to put the game away. After a steal by Ward with 1:20 to play and the Lakers up 63-59, Oswego State worked the clock. The offense was stalled on the wing, when a pass underneath the basket had to be saved by Michele, who was falling out of bounds. Michele hit Burridge with a pass on the left wing with two seconds left on the shot clock. The senior drove the lane and dunked the ball and drew a foul with 33 seconds left.

An ensuing technical foul and late free throws capped off the 70-61 win.

Early in the game, the Lakers led by as many as eight at 12-4, but Plattsburgh closed gap quickly and tied the game at 21 with 4:08 to play in the first half. From there neither team led by more than four points until the final minute.


Josh Bruno came off the bench to lead the Cardinals with 13 points. Plattsburgh's top scorer this season, Shaver Fields, was limited to just three minutes in the first half by foul trouble and held to two points. John Perez picked up his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Shamoy McIntosh was the only other Cardinal to hit double-digits, finishing the night with 10 points.

Burridge finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while Michele added 14 points and five assists for Oswego. Ward also added 17 points and eight rebounds.
 
The Cardinals will look for a win Tuesday as they return home to host SUNY New Paltz at 6 p.m.