Chestnut Hill, MA – Adrian Williams led the Roos with 15 points but the SUNY Canton men's basketball team fell 83-63 to Pine Manor College on Saturday.
 
The Gators opened up a 43-24 lead at intermission behind eight first half points each from Steven Collins and Makai Hunter. Andrew Fitch paced the Roos with seven first half points.
 
Pine Manor extended its lead to as many as 31 in the second half cruising to the 20-point victory.
 
Jordan Stewart posted 13 points in the contest, while Fitch added 12 points and nine rebounds. Joseph Werner chipped in six points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
 
Pine Manor shot 50 percent from the field in the game, while Canton hit on just 29 percent of its field goals.
 
Ellis Reid led all players with 20 points, while Jamel Hamans and Eugene Everett added 10 points apiece.
 
The men's basketball team returns to action on Friday when it hosts the University of Maine Presque Isle at 6 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 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.