GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo men's basketball team couldn't pull out the win at home against Nazareth on Friday evening, falling to the Golden Flyers 85-82. The loss drops the Knights to 5-5 on the season and 1-1 in Empire 8 action.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Knights came out strong offensively, jumping ahead 7-3 following a three from Colin Gentile. Geneseo conintued to keep the pace up early, with Trevor Hofer knocking down a shot from deep to go ahead 15-14 just under seven minutes into the action.
• The Golden Flyers got hot as the first half went on, going ahead by as many as 19 points. Geneseo found a way to gain the momentum going into halftime though, going on a 14-6 run in the final four minutes.
• The Knights continued to scrape and claw their way back into the game, eventually tying the score at 60-60 with 11 minutes left to play in the game. Trailing 73-72 with six minutes to go, Robert Pericolosi converted layups on back-to-back possessions to make it a three-point lead for the Knights.
• Josh Garelle kept the lead for Geneseo with a layup to make it 80-78 with under three minutes on the clock, but Nazareth made the necessary shots down the stretch to close out a back-and-forth win, 85-82.

QUICK FACTS:

• Pericolosi was dominant in the game for the Knights, posting a game-high 26 points and leading the Geneseo rebounding effort with seven.
• Justin Yearwood and Hofer delivered good performances on offense with 15 and 14 points, respectively, while Garelle and Gentile each reached double-digits with 10 points.
• Geneseo shot 54 percent from the field, including 43.8 percent from deep and 75 percent from the free throw line.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Knights will turn around and host St. John Fisher tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Schrader Gym.