Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton men's basketball team exploded for 55 second-half points to earn an 89-74 win v. visiting University of Maine Presque Isle on Friday evening.

The Roos (5-12) outscored the Owls (7-9) by 26 points after halftime to secure the victory.

Six different players scored in double figures as Jordan Stewart (15), Brandon Adkisson (14), Ibu Smith (14), Adrian Williams (13), Danny Santana (11) and Andrew Fitch (10) provided a balanced scoring attack for Canton. The 14 points for Adkisson and Smith were career-high scoring efforts, while Adkisson also tied a game-high with four assists and Fitch totaled a team-high eight rebounds.
 
Deandre Duncombe paced UMPI with 24 points, while Kim Collins added 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

These two teams will have a rematch on Saturday 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.