Canton, NY – Danny Santana posted a team-high 18 points and Joseph Werner recorded a double-double on 10 points and a game-high 18 rebounds as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team earned a 68-65 win v. visiting SUNY Delhi on Tuesday evening.

Both offenses struggled in the opening half as Delhi (13-12) shot 33 percent from the field and Canton (6-13) shot at a 32 percent clip. Santana led all players with 10 first-half points for the Roos, while William Knight posted eight points in the opening 20 minutes for Delhi.

Canton used a 5-0 run that included an Andrew Fitch layup and Adrian Williams found Santana in the left corner for a three-pointer to turn a one point deficit into a four point lead at 64-60. The Roos hit enough free throws down the stretch to hang on for the 68-65 victory.
 
Santana finished with 18 points on 6-for-12 shooting including a 4-for-7 mark from downtown, while Joseph Werner had a monster double-double with 10 points and a game-high 18 rebounds including 15 on the defensive glass. Williams and Fitch recorded 11 points apiece and combined for 15 rebounds.

Knight led all players with 20 points, while Jordan Fragale (14) and Payton Dean (10) also finished in double figures.

The men's basketball team is back in action on Friday when it visits Paul Smith's College 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.