Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team closed their weekend North Atlantic Conference (NAC) homestand on Saturday afternoon with a 68-66 loss to the visiting Badgers of Northern Vermont University Johnson at the Iorio Gymnasium. With the loss the Fighting Tigers are now 1-10 overall including a 0-3 record in NAC action while the Badgers are now 4-9 with a 2-2 mark versus conference opponents.  

With the score tied at 66-66, Badger sophomore guard David Jordan, Philadelphia, Pa., Abington Friends School, hit an 18-foot jumper as the shot clock expired to give the visitors a 68-66 lead with 10 seconds remaining in regulation.  

The Fighting Tigers called time out and set up a play for senior forward Juwan Malone, Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn Collegiate High School/Fulton-Montgomery Community College, whose attempt at a game tying buzzer-beater fell short at the horn.  

First-year guard Shaun Johnson, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Poughkeepsie High School, paced the Cobleskill attack with 23 points while fellow first-year guard Sharaim Best, Valley Stream, N.Y., Elmont Memorial High School, added 13 points on the afternoon. Juwan Malone also turned in a solid effort all-around effort on the day with seven points, 10 rebounds, three blocked shots and a pair of steals.   

The Orange & Black will close out the 2021 portion of their schedule on Saturday December 18 when they host the Red Dragons of SUNY Cortland in non-conference play beginning at 1:00 p.m.