FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The College at Brockport men's basketball team held on for its second win of the season, an 83-82 win over Farmingdale State. Clifton Lyerly continued to lead the Golden Eagles, with 23-points.
 
The Golden Eagles remain unbeaten, and improve to 2-0 on the young season, while the Rams fall to 0-3 on the year.
 
Head coach Greg Dunne's squad got the ball rolling with back-to-back buckets from Hamed Shamseldin and Ismael Pierre to post an early 4-0 lead. The Golden Eagles carried that four-point lead to the 14:44 mark after A Lyerly three and layup combo for the five-point swing and 11-7 lead.
 
A pair of Ram free throws saw Brockport trail for the first time in the contest at the 11:54 mark, but the deficit was short lived when a pair of Matthew Smith free throws at 9:27 tied the contest at 19-19.  The back and forth action ensued, with each team taking turns with the lead.
 
A 10-2 run down the stretch from the Rams helped Farmingdale out to a 40-33 lead by the final minute of action. A pair of Lyerly free throws to close the half made the Brockport deficit 42-37.
 
At the break, Lyerly led all scorers with nine points, with Olusola Adeniran chipping in eight. Shamseldin netted seven in the first period as well. Brockport posted a 41.9 percent shooting percentage in the opening half, while holding its opponents to 34.3 percent.
 
The Golden Eagles saw a hot Farmingdale come out of the locker room, as the Rams worked out to an 11-point lead. But an 8-0 Golden Eagle run, featuring buckets from Lyerly, David Clark, and Smith saw the deficit shrink to three.
 
As the game of runs continued, it was an 11-0 run from the Rams that pushed them out to their largest lead of the contest at 14, with 11:13 to play. The Golden Eagles worked to chip away at the Farmingdale lead, and thanks to smart work in the paint and taking advantage of trips to the free throw line, the Golden Eagles regained a lead at the 3:47 mark. After a Lyerly weave through the lane ended in points, Brockport took a lead by a score of 70-69.
 
A six-point swing from Shamseldin helped Brockport retain its lead, as he made a pair of buckets in the paint and a jump shot to lift the Green and Gold to a 77-72 lead with 2:28 left in regulation.
 
The Golden Eagles battled at the free throw line to maintain their advantage, and were able to come through at the charity stripe. A last second three from Farmingdale wasn't enough, as Brockport picked up the 83-82 win.
 
Lyerly continued to lead the Green and Gold, with 23 points and nine rebounds. Shemseldin added 18 points to the Golden Eagles totals, picking up five rebounds. Smith and Adeniran each worked their way into double figures, with 13 and 10 points respectively.
 
Brockport out matched its opponents in several categories including field goal percentage (38.2), free throw percentage (84.8), and rebounds (49). The Golden Eagles forced 19 turnovers, which they capitalized on with 27 points.
 
Brockport will be back in action in the 50th anniversary of the Wendy's Classic, with games beginning on Dec. 2. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Golden Eagle scores and awards by following @BportAthletics on Twitter and by liking the "Brockport Golden Eagles" Facebook page.