Box Score Cobleskill, N.Y.-- The Skidmore College men's basketball team won its fourth straight, 75-56 over SUNY Cobleskill, Thursday night.

The Thoroughbreds are 4-1, while the Fighting Tigers fall to 1-6.

Skidmore led by as many as 11 points in the first half before a Cobleskill run at the end of the half cut the margin to 36-33. The second half saw the Thoroughbreds come out of the gate fast starting the stanza on a 12-to-5 run to mover to a 48-to-38 advantage from which they never looked back. 
 
The visitors were led by the strong play of the freshman tandem of freshman guard Tanner Brooks  who scored a game high of 18 points to go with 10 rebounds, five assists and four steals and freshman swingman Aldin Medunjanin, who tossed in 16 points. Sophomore forward Connor Merrill was also a major factor in the victory shaking off foul trouble to score 13 points and grab seven rebounds.
 
"You can't ever take winning on the road for granted," said Skidmore coach Joe Burke.  "Cobleskill is very tough to beat in that building and I thought they played well tonight.   Fortunately, we made enough plays to secure the win.

"This team is a work in progress. We have a lot of learning/growing to do and need to tighten some things up but I like the direction we are heading."

Cobleskill received a strong outing from Will Davis who finished the night with 15 points and six rebounds.

Skidmore will next be in action on Tuesday December 4 when they travel to Oneonta, N.Y. to face the Red Dragons of Oneonta State beginning at 7:00 p.m.