Rochester, NY – Junior Adrian Williams scored a game-high 19 points but the SUNY Canton men's basketball team fell 84-51 to No. 16 nationally-ranked University of Rochester in the opening game of the UR/Holiday Inn Rochester Downtown Basketball Tournament on Saturday.
 
The Roos (0-4) will square off with Keuka College on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the consolation game, while Rochester (3-1) takes on Stockton in the championship game at 3 p.m.
 
Williams paced all players with 19 points including hitting three of his six attempts from long distance. Jordan Stewart added 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting, while Danny Santana chipped in eight points and four assists. Joseph Werner hauled down a game-high nine rebounds.
 
Tucker Knox led three Rochester players in double figures with 18 points and eight rebounds, while Ryan Clamage (15) and Andrew Lundstrom (13) also recorded double digits.
 
SUNY Canton led early after an Ibu Smith on the team's first possession but it was all Rochester from there as they opened a 38-22 lead at intermission.
 
The Yellowjackets shot 48 percent from the field and held a 49-28 advantage in rebounding as well as a 32-15 edge in points off the bench.

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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's 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 13 exclusively online degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are conference members of the newly formed American Collegiate Athletic Association.