Alfred, NY – The SUNY Canton men's basketball team closed out its 2013-14 season with its fourth straight win defeating host Alfred State College, 65-49, Sunday evening. The Roos also won four straight games at the end of last season.
 
The teams exchanged the lead over the first 10 minutes of play but it was the Roos who outscored the Pioneers 13-3 over the final 9:03 of the half to take a 30-20 lead into intermission. Khalil Bratton (Queens, NY) scored all 14 of his points before the break shooting 5-for-8 from the field. Tommy Hutson led the hosts with nine in the opening 20 minutes.
 
The Roos continued to apply pressure opening their lead to its largest of the game at 25 (49-24) with 11:59 to play. SUNY Canton controlled the game down the stretch cruising to the 16-point victory.
 
Bratton led all scorers with 14 points, while Scott Dixon (Brooklyn, NY) and Romario Fletcher (Queens, NY) added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Dixon and Fletcher tied for a game-high eight rebounds. All 12 players played at least six minutes with 10 Roos scoring in the game.
 
Hutson was the only scorer in double figures for Alfred State with 10 points. The Roo reserves held a 31-24 advantage over their counterparts, while SUNY Canton outrebounded the Pioneers 47-40 overall and 18-13 on the offensive glass.
 
This closes out the 2013-14 season for the SUNY Canton men's basketball team. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter account.

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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier College for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The College delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management, and public service to students in the North Country, New York State, and beyond. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to their academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as eight exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The College's 14 athletic teams compete in state-of-the-art facilities as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.