Plattsburgh State's Franklin Infante (0) with the fadeaway jumper along the baseline for the score. It would be the start of the regular season's final weekend, and the Plattsburgh State Cardinals are fighting to host a first-round game in the upcoming SUNYAC Tournament as they take on the Buffalo State Bengals in front of 650 fans. The first half of the game would be tight and back and forth, and the Cardinals would hold the slim 31-30 lead. When the teams returned for the second half, it would be more back and forth, with both of them having their chance to win the game down the stretch, but the Bengals would win the half 37-36 and force overtime tied at 67. In the overtime, the Cardinals would get the 78-77 win when Franklin Infante would make the game-winning free throw with seconds to spare. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Franklin Infante would lead the way with 24 points as they go to 13-11 on the season and head into their final game against the Fredonia State Blue Devils. As for the Buffalo State Bengals, Bryce Williams would lead the way with 22 points, falling to 8-16 in the season and then heading to Potsdam State to finish the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kevin Tabb (1) with the off-balance lay 6in that he puts off the window for the score as part of a ten-point night. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Jaden Wilson (11) with the chippy along the baseline as part of a ten-point night. It would be the start of the final weekend of the regular season for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals, and they would be hosting the Buffalo State Bengals in SUNYAC action in front of 225 fans at Memorial Hall as they would be looking to get a home playoff game. The game would not start well with the Cardinals as they would get doubled up after the first quarter as they trailed 15-8. In the second quarter, the offense would come to life for the Cardinals as they would have a 22-7 quarter and take the lead at 30-22 as they went to the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Cardinals would stay hot as they would have a 19-8 quarter and extend their lead to 49-30 as they went to the fourth quarter. In the fourth, the teams would play to draw at 15, although the Cardinals would secure their 64-45 victory. In the winning effort, the Cardinal's Payton Couture would lead the way with 11 points as they go to 13-11 on the season and head into their regular-season finale against the Fredonia State Blue Devils. As for the Buffalo State Bengals, Adiya Jones would lead the way by 17 points as they fall to 5-19 in the season and will take on the Potsdam State Bears to finish the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Imani Walcott (23) goes over the defender for the score as part of a ten-point night. Gallery

Mohawk Valley's Khai Pugh (12) with the block shot hits off the glass as Clinton's Elijah Carroll (0) goes in on the layup attempt. It would be the next to last game of the regular season for the Clinton Community College Cougars as they would take on the #1 Mohawk Valley Community College Hawka as they battle to make the playoffs. The first half of the game would be tight throughout as the Cougars would keep it close but were unable to get over the hump as the Hawks would have the 33-28 lead at the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half, the scoring would stay there as the Hawks would stretch their lead to double digits through most of the half, but the Cougars would battle back late in the half to make it a game as they would get within five, but the Hawks would win the half 35-32 as the Hawks get the 68-60 victory. In the winning effort for Mohawk Valley, they go to 23-1 in the season, while the Clinton Community College Cougars fall to 9-15 in the season. Gallery

Clinton's Jaylin Williams (24) drives the hoop and lays it off the window for the score. Gallery

Beekmantown's Jack Bell (31) with the pad save for one of his 36 on the night on Saranac's Adrian Barnes in front of the net. It would be the last day of the regular season, and the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference title would be on the line, and the Beekmantown Eagles and the Saranac Spartans would face off at the Amer Can North Sports Center. The home Saranac Spartans would get the opening goal of the game and the lone goal of the first period when Evan Patrie found the back of the net and hit the back of the Eagles netminder for the goal and a 1-0 lead. In the second period, the Spartans would keep it coming, and in the 7th minute of the period, Adrian Barnes would find the back of the net and make it a 2-0 game. The Spartans would keep coming, and at the 15:13 mark of the second period, Landon Giroux would score on the shorthand when he beat Jack Bell on the short side for the 3-0 lead. Although the Eagles would do their version of the basketball buzzer beater as they would get on the board on the Edward Sweenor goal as the second period came to a close, and the Spartans would take the 3-1 lead into the third. In the third period, the Eagles would get the game within one on Edward Sweenor's second goal at 4:24. From there, the Spartans would ret and regain the two-goal lead, and the Eagles looked for the tying goal, but neither would happen. The Saranac Spartans would get the 3-2 win and hand the Eagles their first conference loss in over 3 seasons. However, the Beekmantown Eagles would be crowned the 2024-25 Champlain Valley Athletic Conference champions through the tiebreaker on goal differential by 1. In the winning effort for the Spartans, Shawn McLane would make 21 saves on the night as they go to 12-7-1 in the season and will take on the Plattsburgh Hornets in the upcoming sectional playoffs. As for the Beekmantown Eagles, Jack Bell would make 36 saves on the night as they fall to 11-7-2 on the season, get the #1 seed in the tournament, and get the winner of Saranac Lake Placid and Northeastern Clinton in the semi-finals. Gallery

Saranac's Evan Patrie (6) with the goal from the red line that hits of the back of Beekmantown's Jack Bell (31) to get the scoring started. Gallery

Saranac's Evan Patrie (6) with the one-timer goal from Ashton Catlin (11) that beats Plattsburgh's Owen Chapple in the open net. It would be the Ameri-Can North Sports Center as the Plattsburgh Hornets would take on their arena mates, the Saranac Spartans, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference action as they battle for the last couple of games of the regular season. The Spartans would come out on the take and fire through the first period, controlling most of the period, and Ashton Catlin would get the lone goal of the period at the 11:48 mark of the period to give them the 1-0 lead, and that's how the first period would end. The Spartans would stay hot as the teams returned for the second period and extend their lead to 2-0 at 7:42 when Evan Patrie would finish the two-on-one attack. The Spartans would keep coming and make it a 3-0 game when Ryan Campbell scored on the power play at 11:22. The Spartans would add a third goal of the period with 34 seconds left when Ashton Catlin would get his second of the game as the Spartans take the 4-0 lead after two periods. When the teams returned for the period, the Hornets would get one at the 6:11 mark from Braeden Calkins to avoid the shutout and make it a 4-1 game. The Spartans would stay on the gas and add a fifth goal at the 10:08 mark of the period when Landon Giroux would score to make it 5-1, and from there, the Spartans would hold on for the win. In the winning effort, the Spartans go to 11-7-1 on the season as they head into the season finale Wednesday night and take on the Beekmantown Eagles with first place on the line. As for the Plattsburgh Hornets, they fall to 9-7-3 in the season, and they will take on the Northeastern Clinton Cougars in the regular season finale. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Connor Duda (9) with the block shot on Saranac's Ashton Catlin (11) to send the other way on the breakout. Gallery