Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team stepped back into North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action on Wednesday evening falling to the visiting Wildcats of SUNY Polytechnic Institute by a 60-52 score at the Iorio Gymnasium. With the loss the Fighting Tigers fall to 4-8 overall on the year including a 1-4 mark in conference play while the Wildcats are now 7-5 overall with a 3-0 conference record.
 
After trailing be as many as nine points in the second half the Fighting Tigers took a 52-48 lead with 3:33 remaining in regulation on a pair of free throws by senior swingman Joel Costello, Middleburgh, N.Y., Middleburgh High School/Onondaga Community College, as part of an 8-0 run which saw Costello account for six of the team's points.
 
However down the stretch, the Orange & Black were outscored 12-0 by the Wildcats as Cobleskill 0-for-7 from the floor while SUNY Poly hit on an impressive 3-for-4 shots from the field and 5-of-6 attempts from the free throw line.
 
Joel Costello led the home team in scoring with 21 points to go with a team highs of six rebounds, five assists and five steals with freshman forward Antwan Claxton, Bronx, N.Y., Taft High School, chipping in 13 points and four rebounds on the evening.   
 
Cobleskill will return to action over the weekend when they travel to Pennsylvania over the weekend for a pair of NEAC contests starting on Saturday January 13^th when they go to Chambersburg, Pa. to face the Phoenix of Wilson College with tip-off at 1:00 p.m. before making the trip to Bryn Athyn, Pa. for a conference meeting with the Lions of Bryn Athyn College beginning at 12:00 p.m.