Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team returned home on Tuesday evening to post a dramatic 67-63 victory over the visiting Wildcats of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action. With the win the Fighting Tigers are now 5-2 overall on the year with a 2-0 record in NEAC play while the Wildcats fall to 1-5 overall including a 0-3 record in league action.

Trailing 61-59 in the second overtime; the Fighting Tigers tied the contest at 61-61 when senior forward Anthony McNeil, Gresham, S.C., Union-Endicott High School/SUNY Broome, converted a pair of free throws with 3:56 remain in the period. Cobleskill then outscored Wildcats down the stretch 6-2 converting on 6-of-8 free throw attempts while holding SUNY Poly to only 1-of-9 from the field down the stretch to secure the victory.

McNeil played a major role in the win with a game high of 21 points to go with four rebounds and three blocked shots while senior swingman Dashown Nelson, Brooklyn, N.Y., High School of Telecommunication Arts & Technology/SUNY Broome, posted his second double/double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore guard JayQuan Robinson, New York, N.Y., Fredrick Douglas Academy, also played a major role in the win coming off the bench to score 13 points and grab five rebounds.     

The Fighting Tigers will next be in action on Thursday December 6^th when they host the Eagles of Green Mountain College beginning at 7:00 p.m.