BROCKPORT, N.Y. – A last second three downed the College at Brockport men's basketball team on Friday night as the Golden Eagles dropped a heartbreaker in SUNYAC action against SUNY Geneseo, 60-58.
 
The Golden Eagles fall to 10-7 on the year, and 5-5 in conference action while the Knights improve to 13-4 on the season and 7-3 in league play.
 
Devonn Gavin led the Golden Eagles for the second straight contest, netting 16 points in the outing, picking up five rebounds and dishing out three assists. Clifton Lyerly and Josh Nelson added eight points in the contest, with Lyerly adding just as many rebounds. Marcus Blythers shot 3-for-3 from the field turning in six points with Levi Pace, who also scored six and picked up seven boards.
 
As a team, the Golden Eagles shot 41.8 percent (23-of-55) from the field, holding Geneseo to 32.8 percent. Brockport crushed the Knights in the paint, with a tally of 32-14 and picked up ten, second chance points.
 
With just under a minute to play, the Golden Eagles found themselves trailing 57-55 when Lyerly worked the ball into the paint, only to have it stripped away. Lyerly fought to regain possession, and with 14 seconds left, muscled in a bucket to knot the score at 57-57.
 
On the ensuing Geneseo possession, the Kinght's John Decker pulled up for a deep three, finding nothing but net with four seconds remaining in the contest to pull ahead 60-57. The Golden Eagles determined to force overtime, were fouled with .8 seconds on the clock, but a 1-1 trip to the line for Gavin Devon wasn't enough to propel the Golden Eagles past the Knights.
 
A strong Golden Eagle squad led throughout the majority of the opening half, and after a 7-2 swing with a layup from Olusola Adeniran and a three and jumper from Gavin, Brockport posted a 14-8 lead. By the 7:24 mark, the Knights had picked up a 20-18 lead, but a 13-2 run from the Golden Eagles, featuring buckets from Blythers, Gavin, Hamed Shamseldin and a Nelson tip-in and three duo, the Green and Gold posted a 31-22 advantage.
 
A pair of Knight free-throws to close the half gave the Golden Eagles a 31-24 lead heading into the break.
 
At the half, Gavin led the way with nine points, with Nelson adding five. Brockport shot 41.9 percent from the field and held their opponents to just 25.8 percent shooting. 
 
The back and fourth action ensued in the second half, with the Knights slowly chipping away at the Brockport lead. By the 14:35 mark, the Golden Eagles saw their lead vanish after a Knights jumper, but trailed only momentarily as a Lyerly jumper and a pair of Patrick Modzelewski free throws gave the Green and Gold a 39-36 cushion.
 
Down the stretch in the second half there were eight lead changes and four tied scores that led to the Knights gaining the ultimate lead on their final possession to down the Golden Eagles 60-58.
 
The Golden Eagles will remain home for their next contest when they host SUNY Cortland on Feb. 2.
 
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