Men's Basketball: Cortland Comes Up Short at New Paltz, 84-81, in SUNYAC Tournament Opening Round

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – New Paltz went on a nine-point run to break a tie with less than six minutes remaining and then held off a late Cortland comeback bid as the fourth-seeded Hawks defeated the fifth-seeded Red Dragons, 84-81, in the opening round of the SUNYAC men's basketball tournament.