FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Fredonia turned up the energy in the second half Tueday while rolling to an 82-69 men's basketball win over Alfred at Steele Hall.
Ian Helps (Bronx,, N.Y.) led the Blue Devils, who won for the first time this season, with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Kareem Brown (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had 12 points and 10 rebounds while
Kasean Jackson (Ridgewood, N.Y.) had 13 and 8 to go along with 7 assists.
The Blue Devils held small leads early in the game, only to trail by as many as 10 late in the first half and by a 38-30 margin at halftime.Â
They pulled within a point, 43-42, on a layup by
Dante Williams (Buffalo, N.Y.) and took their first lead of the second half, 44-43, on a rebound basket by reserve
John Kovach (Shoreham, N.Y.).
Kovach added another basket and a free throw as part of a 12-1 Fredonia run which turned a 44-38 deficit into a 50-45 lead. Alfred never regained the lead.
Four Alfred scored in double figures, led by Tyler Seelman with 18 points. The loss dropped the Saxons to 4-2.
The Blue Devils will take a 1-5 record into SUNYAC play starting this weekend, with home games 7:30 p.m. Friday vs. Oswego and 4 p.m. Saturday vs. Cortland.
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