Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team opened the 2023 portion of their schedule at home on Tuesday evening posting a 95-88 decision over the visiting Gators of Russell Sage College in non-league action. With the win the Fighting Tigers improve to 11-2 overall on the year while the Gators fall to 2-7 overall on the season.

Leading 42-39 at the break the Fighting Tigers connected on 16-of-31 shots, 51.6%, of the second half attempts including 7-of-10, 70.0%, from three-point range in the second half to secure the victory and extend their current winning streak to seven games.

Junior guard Iziah Pigott, Brooklyn, N.Y., Urban Assembly High School/Dutchess Community College, led all scorers with a game high of 23 points to go with four assists while the Orange & Black received double/doubles from junior point guard Andre Starks, Rochester, N.Y., Fairport High School/Corning Community College, with 14 points and 10 assists and junior center Markel Jenkins, Elmira, N.Y., Elmira High School/Corning Community College, with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Fighting Tigers also received strong efforts from senior forward Justin Feldman, Chester, N.Y., Chester High School/Orange Community College, with 17 points, five assists and four rebounds and from sophomore JaNyve Smith, Albany, N.Y., Bishop Maginn High School, who came off the bench to score 11 points and grab two rebounds in the win.

Cobleskill will return to North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action over the weekend on Friday January 6 when they travel to Presque Isle, Maine for a league meeting with the Owls of the University of Maine-Presque Isle with tip-off slated for 7:30 p.m. prior to a trip to Bangor, Maine on Saturday January 7 for a conference contest versus the host Eagles of Husson University with tip-off at 3:00 p.m.