Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team saw their late season run towards the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Western Division Play-offs hit a snag on Friday evening as the Fighting Tigers dropped an 86-77 decision to the Badgers of Northern Vermont University-Johnson at the Iorio Gymnasium. With the defeat the Fighting Tigers fall to 16-8 with a 7-6 record in league action while the Badgers improve 10-12 with a 4-7 record versus NAC opponents.

The Fighting Tigers struggled from the opening tip as the Badgers used a powerful inside/outside attack to take a 46-31 lead into half-time as the visitors dominated the backboard by a 54-to-40 margin to secure the victory.

The Cobleskill backcourt provided the bulk of the offense on the evening as junior guard Andre Starks, Rochester, N.Y., Fairport High School/Corning Community College, scored a team high of 21 points to go with four assists while junior guard Iziah Pigott, Brooklyn, N.Y., Urban Assembly High School/Dutchess Community College, added 15 points and five assists on the evening. Junior center Markel Jenkins, Elmira, N.Y., Elmira High School/Corning Community College, was also a factor in the game with 15 points and nine rebounds on the evening.

Cobleskill will close the regular season on Saturday February 11 when they host the Kangaroos of SUNY Canton with tip-off at 3:00 p.m. The game will be the Fighting Tigers Senior Day with a pre-game ceremony honoring the team's graduating seniors of the class of 2023.