The nationally-ranked Oswego State men's basketball team bowed out of the 2019 NCAA Division III Championship with a loss to No. 22 Marietta College in the Sweet 16, hosted by Augustana College.
Oswego's loss closes the chapter on a historic season that included a SUNYAC regular-season title, a SUNYAC Championship crown and a match of the furthest postseason push in the program's history (2015-16 – Sweet 16).
THE BASICS
- Result: No. 22 Marietta 78, No. 25 Oswego 61
- Location: Roy J. Carver Center – Augustana College – Rock Island, Ill.
- Records: Marietta 23-6 | Oswego 24-6
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The latter parts of the first half proved to be Oswego's bright spot on the night, erasing a nine-point deficit to trail by just two, 37-35, at the break.
- Marietta led 23-14 with 10:29 left in the first but the Lakers answered with a 21-14 run in the final 10 minutes, including a brief, one-point advantage, 35-34, at the 2:06 mark.
- Oswego and Marietta seemed poised for a nip-and-tuck affair the rest of the way, but the Pioneers were able to push its margin to double digits within the first seven minutes of the second stanza.
- Quinn Carey paced all scorers in the contest, netting 18 points on 5-for-10 shooting from distance and 3-of-4 free throws.
- The senior also chipped in five rebounds, matching classmate Allen Durutovic and trailing only fellow senior Tyler Pierre.
- Pierre recorded his 13th double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds, leading all players on the glass.
- Joining Pierre and Carey in double figures in the scoring column were guards Liam Sanborn and Brandan Gartland.
- Sanborn scored all 14 of his points in the first half to keep the Lakers squarely in the tilt but succumb to foul trouble early in the second half.
- Gartland missed just one field goal on the evening, scoring a very efficient 12 points to pair with three rebounds and a steal.
- Starter Joe Sullivan had a game-high four assists while scoring five points and collecting three boards.
- Ishmael Chisholm, Louis Fedullo, Hunter Cole, Julien Crittendon, Michael Krause and Cal McTigue all made appearances off the bench for Oswego.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers will return nine players to the 2019-20 squad as they try to make another NCAA Championship appearance.
