LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Men's hoops lost a tight back-and-forth contest, 79-74 to SUNY Oneonta after a 14-point comeback to force overtime on Thursday, December 19.
 
Down by double-digits three minutes into the second half, the Tiger strung together a 32-17 run to take a one-point lead with four minutes to go. Micah Breaux picked up a season-high 19 to lead the offensive comeback. He and Nasir Luna made big shots down the stretch.
 
Luna hit a three pointer, one of his three triples, and a go-ahead layup on a fast break off a steal. Breaux grew the Tiger lead to four, but the offense hit a wall as Oneonta finished regulation with a 4-0 run.
 
In overtime, Henry Wilson made the Tigers' biggest shot of the afternoon, a triple to give Oxy a 74-71 lead early in the extra period. However, that's all the scoring the Tigers picked up in the game as the Red Dragons closed the game on an 8-0 run.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
An extremely even-matched game saw many stat categories within one to two points of each other. While the Tigers led 6-5 in points off turnovers, the Red Dragons had a one-point advantage on second-chance points. Both benches tallied 16 points apiece.
 
While the Red Dragons outrebounded the Tigers by 10 in the first half, Oxy battled hard on the defensive glass in the second half and overtime. The Tigers won that battle 12-8.
 
Occidental's 7-of-18 three-point shooting performance in the final 25 minutes bested Oneonta, who struggled from beyond the arc all game, sinking 17% of its triples.
 
UP NEXT
After a nine-day holiday break, the Tigers are back in action on the road to take on UCSD in La Jolla on Saturday, December 28.