Lancaster, PA – Walt Jeter posted game-highs of 20 points and 14 rebounds as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team earned an 83-66 win against Penn State Harrisburg in the consolation game of the Sponaugle New Year's Tournament on Tuesday evening.

In addition to Jeter's 20 points, Sam Annorh added 19 points and Romario Fletcher contributed 15 points and nine rebounds. Adrian Williams (14) and Rashad Richardson (10) also scored in double figures for the Roos (6-7).

Penn State Harrisburg (4-7) jumped out to an early 13-6 advantage, their largest of the game 3:32 into the contest. SUNY Canton used a 7-0 run culminating in a three-pointer from Annorh to knot the game at 13 apiece.
After the Lions regained a six-point advantage at 21-15 the Roos rattled off 13 consecutive points to open up a seven point advantage at 28-21 with 7:34 left in the opening half. Canton took a nine-point advantage at 41-32 into intermission.

The Roos led by at least five throughout the opening 10 minutes of the second stanza until Harrisburg cut the lead to three with 9:24 remaining at 60-57. From that point the Roos held the Lions to just nine points the rest of the way outscoring Harrisburg 23-9 on the closing run.

"We had a resilient effort from our team tonight," Head Coach Ben Thompson said. "To respond like we did after last night's disappointing performance is very encouraging. We are excited to come back home and play in front of our fans this upcoming weekend."

Khalil White and Jazmon Harris paced Harrisburgh with 19 points each as the only two players in double figures.

The Roos held advantages in points off turnovers (28-15), second chance points (22-14) and points in the paint 42-34.

Walt Jeter was named to the All-Tournament for his performance throughout the tournament. 

All-Tournament Team
Colin Zucker (MVP) - Case Western
Connor Nally - Case Western
Julius Stoma - F & M
Walt Jeter - SUNY Canton
Jaz Harris - Penn State Harrisburg

The men's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Saturday when it hosts Vermont Tech at 2 p.m. in the Roos House. 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 15 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.