Oneonta, NY – The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team dropped an away non-conference contest 62-79 against the Reg Dragons of Oneonta. The Tigers are 0-2 on the season while the hosts improve to 2-0.

Senior Juwan Malone (Brooklyn, NY) led the team with 18 points and 3 rebounds.  Malone shot 7 for 13 from the field and 3 for 5 from downtown in the game. Shaun Johnson (Poughkeepsie, NY) added 8 points and 3 assists for the Tigers.

Naphtali Regilus (Roselle, NJ) brought down a team high 8 rebounds and Sharaim Best (Valley Stream, NY) added 7 points on 3 for 7 shooting from the field.

The Tigers battled with Oneonta from the tip and jumped out to a 10-8 after a Malone three pointer assisted by Shaun Johnson.  Malone helped the Tigers retake the lead 16-15 at the 9:09 mark in the first half after he made a pull up jumper.

The Dragons would use their size and speed to take back the lead in the first half and went into the half with a 37-30 lead over the Tigers.

The host opened the second half with a 11-0 run to push their lead to 48-30. The Tigers tried to battle back, but the Red Dragons answered every bell.  They extended their lead to 42-71 with six minutes left in the game and held on for the 62-79 victory over the Tigers.

Cobleskill finished the contest shooting 35.7 percent while the Red Dragons shot it at 37 percent.  The hosts held a 41-72 rebound edge, including a 9-32 advantage on the offensive glass.  The Tigers bench showed up to play and chipped in 30 points while Oneonta's bench added 18 points for the hosts.

The Tigers will be in action tomorrow against Worcester State at 1:00 pm at Oneonta, NY. Live stats and video will be available.