SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— SUNY Poly outscored Skidmore 16-8 in overtime for a 71-63 win in non-conference men's basketball action Tuesday at the Williamson Sports Center.  The Thoroughbreds fall to 2-3, while the Wildcats are 5-3.

• Tautvydas Kupstas led three Skidmore players in double figures with 20 points. Riley Greene added 11 points and seven assists, and three steals. Mark Engel chipped in 11 points off the bench. Ian Bentley had a career-high 14 rebounds, six points and two blocks in his first career start.
• Dylan Ernst led all scorers with 24 points for SUNY Poly. LJ Randle scored 18 and had eight rebounds, while Jesse O'Dell had 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and three blocks.
• Skidmore led until the 12:51 mark of the second half, when Ernst hit a three to put the Wildcats in front for the first time. The Thoroughbreds would regain the lead 44-43 on a deep Kupstas three with 6:10 to play in regulation.
• The teams would exchange leads five times over the final minutes.
• Ernst connected on a three to make it 53-50 with :56 left. Engle responded with a three of his own to tie it again 53-53. SUNY Poly had an answer of its own when Mitch Kernizan scored from inside with :19 on the clock.
• Alex Downie played the last second hero for Skidmore when he scored with :05 left to tie it 55-55 and then blocked Kernizan's layup on the other end to send the game to overtime.
• The Wildcats opened the extra stanza with a 10-2 run. Skidmore to within four, but fell short.
• The Thoroughbreds were 21-76 from the floor (27.6%), while SUNY Poly was 27-61 (44.3%). Skidmore had a 50-45 rebound advantage.
• COACH JOE BURKE: "Tough loss for us tonight. Thought we competed hard in the first half, but didn't come out with the same energy and enthusiasm in the second half. They are a well coached team. My fear was that with our lack of size right now they would wear us out and that's exactly what happened. We need to keep plugging. We need guys to play better and we need guys to step up. 
• NEXT UP: The Thoroughbreds head north to play Clarkson on Friday and St. Lawrence on Saturday.