PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Cortland tied a school record with 18 made 3-pointers, including five from James Morales (Mount Kisco/Fox Lane) and four off the bench by Nicky Bonura (Mount Kisco/Fox Lane), as the Red Dragons defeated host Plattsburgh, 83-56.

Cortland (11-4, 6-2 SUNYAC) matched the school record that it set last year in the SUNYAC championship game versus Oswego. That game was also played at Plattsburgh's Memorial Hall.

Morales finished with 17 points, 14 in the first half, on 5-of-11 3-point shooting. He also dished out six assists. Bonura ended with 13 points and career highs of four assists and four rebounds. He made 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Justin Cooper (Pine Plains/Stissing Mountain) recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, set a career high with seven assists, and tied his career best with three steals.

Ryan Schmadel (Oriskany) added 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting, with two 3-pointers, and grabbed six rebounds. Of his 22 points this season, 18 have come over the last two games. Justin Prendergast (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) scored nine points, all in the first half, and Zach Lydon added eight points on 3-of-4 shooting.

Plattsburgh (6-8, 2-6 SUNYAC) was led by Eric Mack's nine points. Adam Jaquish added seven points and Ian Howard led the Cardinals with nine rebounds.

Cortland used a 19-5 run in the first half to extend a 19-17 lead to 38-22. Lydon scored the Red Dragons' first five points during that stretch, followed by a Schmadel 3-pointer and five points from Morales. Bonura's 3-pointer capped the run with 3:28 left in the half. Cortland led 47-31 at the half.

Plattsburgh hit the first two baskets to start the second half and cut its deficit to 12, but the Red Dragons responded with 17-3 run over a six-minute span to go up by 26. Cortland held Plattsburgh without a field goal from the 17:49 mark to the 5:26 mark of the half.

The Red Dragons finished 18-of-40 (45 percent) from the 3-point arc. They made 10-of-18 treys in the opening half. Cortland shot 44 percent from the field for the game, compared to Plattsburgh's 28 percent, and the Cardinals hit only 4-of-26 (15 percent) from long distance.

Cortland will travel to Oneonta for a SUNYAC matchup Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.