Utica, NY – Adrian Williams and Danny Santana posted season-highs in points, while Jordan Stewart nearly recorded a double-double but the SUNY Canton men's basketball team fell 77-70 to Oswego State in the Utica New Year's Tournament on Friday.
 
Williams and Santana posted 22 and 17 points, respectively, while Stewart dished out a season-best nine assists to go with 12 points. Deon Foster was extremely efficient posting a career-high 11 points shooting 3-for-3 from long distance and 4-for-4 from the free throw line in just 13 minutes of action. Ibu Smith and Joseph Werner pulled down 10 and eight rebounds, respectively, for the Roos (2-9).
 
Tyler Pierre led the Lakers (6-4) with 21 points, while Jamir Ferebee (15) and Brandan Gartland (14) also scored in double figures for Oswego State.
 
The Lakers jumped out to a 39-32 lead at halftime as they received 11 first half points apiece from Ferebee and Gartland. Oswego State extended its lead to 13 just under three minutes into the second half but the Roos trimmed the deficit to just six (53-47) following a Foster three-pointer with 8:50 to play.
 
Pierre made four consecutive free throws to regain a double-digit lead for the Lakers. Canton battled back to within six after another Foster trey with 36 seconds remaining but Oswego held on for the seven point victory.
 
The men's basketball team will square off with Anna Maria College at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the consolation game of the Utica College New Year's Tournament. 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 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 joining the North Atlantic Conference beginning in the 2018-19 academic year.