SUNYAC Men's Basketball Quarterfinals: Morrisville State Mustangs @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals February 25th, 2025

reserve layup
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Kareem Welch (13) with the reserve layup under the basket for 2 of his ten points on the evening in the 69-66 victory. It would be SUNYAC playoffs time, and the #4 seeded Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #5 Morrisville State Mustangs in the Quarterfinals of the SUNYAC Men's Basketball playoffs in front of 725 fans for the first time in seven seasons. The game would be close throughout the first half, but the Cardinals would hold the lead for the whole half and end the half tied at 28. In the second half, it would be a lot like the first half and close throughout, and with 4 seconds left in the game, the Cardinals would extend their lead to three. The Mustangs would get a shot off at the buzzer, but it would rim out, and the Cardinals would get the 69-66 win after a 41-38 half. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, they would advance to the conference semi-finals and take on the #1 New Paltz Hawks as Franklin Infante would lead the way with 21 points as the Cardinals go to 15-11 on the season. As for the Morrisville State, the Mustangs' second would end as Kareem Sanders would score 14 points, and their season would end at 13-13. Gallery

splits the defenders
Photo By: 
Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Kevin Tabb (1) splits the defenders as he lays it off the window for 2 of his 13 points on the night. Gallery

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