GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo men's basketball team defeated St. John Fisher on Saturday afternoon in Schrader Gym by a score of 74-68. The win improves the Knights record to 6-5 overall and 2-1 in Empire 8 play, while the Cardinals fall to 5-7 and 1-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Both offenses struggled to find their rhythm early, with Jackson Casey putting Geneseo on the scoreboard four minutes in with a three from the top of the key. Casey followed it up a couple minutes later with another three, then a layup by Colin Gentile cut the deficit to 9-8.
• Geneseo took control of the half behind an impressive sequence from Landon Brunken, who led Geneseo on a 11-0 run  with eight minutes to go by scoring or assisting on all four baskets by the Knights. Casey knocked down a pair of free throws late to help Geneseo keep the seven point lead heading to halftime.
• The Knights came out of halftime strong, extending the lead to as many as 16 points just under seven minutes into the action behind a three from Trevor Hofer. The Cardinals continued to push back, eventually cutting the lead down to five points with four minutes to go.
• Leading by four points with a minute and a half to go, Robert Pericolosi made a layup for Geneseo to help secure the 74-68 victory.

QUICK FACTS:

• Hofer led the Knights with 23 points, going 5-9 from the field and 11-14 from the free throw line.
• Pericolosi and Justin Yearwood led the rebounding effort with six each, while Pericolosi chipped in 15 points.
• Pericolosi leads the team in scoring at 16.2 points per game, while shooting 50 percent from the field.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will head on the road next week, going to Elmira on Tuesday, followed by SUNY Poly and Utica on the weekend.