Canton, NY – Junior Sam Annorh (Queens, NY) scored 22 points and added eight assists as he eclipsed the 1,000 career point scoring milestone in an 87-77 win for the SUNY Canton men's basketball team as they hosted Alfred State College on Wednesday evening in the Roos House.

Annorh buried a three-pointer from the right wing 4:17 into the second half to jump from 999 points to 1,002 points scored in his career. The long ball was his second after halftime and gave the Roos a 20 point lead at 59-39.

Annorh finished with a game-high 22 points along with his eight assists and five rebounds, while Vonallen Pickett (Brooklyn, NY) added 19 points off the bench.

Walt Jeter (Fort Drum, NY) gave the Roos a huge scoring lift as he hit for 17 points on just six shot attempts from the field. The sophomore was 5-for-6 from long range and hit both of his free throw attempts. Romario Fletcher (Queens, NY) tallied 12 points and seven rebounds for SUNY Canton.

Justin Wallace led the Pioneers (4-14) with 15 points and seven rebounds, while D'ondre Davis and Marvin Cyrus added 12 points apiece. Dante Jordan also chipped in with 10 points for Alfred State.

SUNY Canton (11-2) led from start to finish opening up an 18-13 advantage 11 minutes into the contest. The Roos closed the final 4:22 of the half on an 18-9 run to take a commanding 47-31 lead into intermission.  

The Roos would extend their lead to as many as 23 with 14:04 remaining in the contest but Alfred State battled back trimming the deficit to single digits at 71-62 with 7:46 remaining. However, SUNY Canton recovered down the stretch to hold on to the 10 point victory.

SUNY Canton shot 46 percent from behind the arc going 11-for-24, whereas the Pioneers hit on just 20 percent (3-for-15) of their three-pointers.

The men's basketball team is back in action on Sunday when it hosts SUNY Delhi at 4 p.m. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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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. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses, as well as 10 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 14 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.