Utica, NY – Anna Maria College closed the game on a 17-6 run to earn a 62-56 win over the SUNY Canton men's basketball team on Saturday in the consolation game of the Utica College Basketball Classic.
 
Canton (2-10) led 20-14 midway through the opening half following a jumper from Ibu Smith. The Amcats (3-7) opened up a three point edge with 3:33 to play in the first half but the Roos closed the final 3:33 on a 10-3 run to take a 32-28 lead into intermission.
 
Jordan Stewart and Andrew Fitch posted seven points apiece in the opening half. Liam Pickett and Mike Rapoza paced Anna Maria with eight and seven points, respectively.
 
The Roos continued to hold a lead extending their advantage to five at 50-45 with 7:34 remaining following a Danny Santana layup. However, the Amcats closed the game on a 17-6 run over the final seven minutes to earn the six point victory.
 
Stewart paced the Roos with 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Adrian Williams and Fitch added 11 points apiece and combined for 13 rebounds. Santana also chipped in eight points.
 
Pickett led all players with 19 points, while Rapoza had a monster game with 11 points and 21 rebounds. Sidney Limage and Kenneth Graham chipped in 10 and nine points, respectively.
 
The men's basketball team is back in action next Saturday, January 6th when they host Cazenovia College at 1 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 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.