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For Immediate Release: March 1, 2003
BUFFALO STATE DEFEATS NEW PALTZ 73-40,
WINS SUNAYC MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
UTICA, NY – Buffalo State claimed its seventeenth men’s basketball championship today defeating New Paltz 73-40 in the finals of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men’s Basketball tournament at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
Josh Becker (Hamburg/Frontier) scored a game high 18 points to lead the Bengals. Perry Davis (Buffalo/Seneca) dominated the boards for Buffalo State grabbing 18 rebounds. Davis also set a new individual record for rebounds in a tournament with 45. The previous record was 43, set by Plattsburgh’s Greg James in 1995.
Buffalo State improves to 19-8 and earns an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division III tournament. This year’s selection show can be viewed online at either www.ncaachampionships.com or www.d3hoops.com
Dave Ponza, Oswego
Brandon Mills, Brockport
Steve Ott, New Paltz
Jeremy Konst, Buffalo State
Perry Davis, Buffalo State
MVP: Josh Becker, Buffalo State
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