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Poultney, Vt.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team opened the 2015 portion of their schedule with an important non-conference road win over host Green Mountain College by a 79-75 margin on Sunday afternoon. The victory snaps a six-game losing streak for the Fighting Tigers who improve to 2-8 overall on the season while the Eagles now fall to 3-7 overall on the campaign with the loss.

The visitors jumped out to a 40-27 lead at the half on the strength of one of their best shooting efforts of the season as Cobleskill connected on 16-of-31 shots from the field, 51.6%, and 8-of-9 from the charity stripe, 88.9%, during the stanza.

However the Eagles would not fly away quietly cutting the Fighting Tigers lead 55-54 with 9:40 remaining in regulation on a lay-up by junior forward Cameron Anderson, Charlottesville, Va., Blue Ridge High School, which capped 9-to-2 run by Green Mountain.

The Fighting Tigers then responded with a five-run of their own to go ahead 60-54 with 8:59 left highlighted by a long-range three-pointer by senior guard Bryan Backus, Walton, N.Y., Walton High School/SUNY Delhi, before extending their advantage to 73-61 with 2:34 remaining in regulation on a lay-up by senior forward Mike Marcelin, Dix Hills, N.Y., Half Hallows High School/Suffolk Community College.

The Eagles made one last rally as Cobleskill went cold from the free connecting on only 6-of-15 attempts down the stretch but in the end could not claw their way back into the contest.

Cobleskill displayed one of the best all-around offensive efforts of the season as senior Alexis Nunez, White Plains, N.Y., White Plains High School, hit for 16 points to go with five assists and three steals with Bryan Backus posting 11 points and a career high of nine rebounds and  junior center Travis Woods, Mount Upton, N.Y., Unatego High School, scoring 11 points and taking down five rebounds on the afternoon.

The Fighting Tigers bench was also productive in the win with senior forward Cortrell King, Brentwood, N.Y., Upper Christian High School/Suffolk Community College, scoring 12 points and hauling in five rebounds and Mike Marcelin finishing with season highs with nine points and six rebounds in a reserve role.

The Orange & Black will next be in action on Wednesday January18 when they host the Wildcats of SUNY Polytechnic Institute in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action beginning at 7:00 p.m.