Canton, NY – Four different Roos finished with double figure points but a strong start to the second half lifted Morrisville State to a 92-86 win v. the SUNY Canton men's basketball team in the season opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon.

SUNY Canton hit six three-pointers in the first 6:07 to build a 20-11 lead following a Robert Holliday, Jr. trey. The Roos extended their lead to as many as 16 following an Ibu Smith jumper off a pass from Danny Santana that made it 51-35 in favor of the hosts. Canton took a 51-37 lead into intermission.

The Mustangs used a 14-0 run out of break to tie the game at 51 apiece 4:12 into the second half. Morrisville built a six point lead (60-54) following a Kevin Dennis layup with 13:59 to play.

The Roos regained the lead on multiple occasions including holding a 66-5 advantage following a Jordan Stewart three with 10:03 remaining.  

Morrisville led the final 8:37 of the contest after a made jumper from Derek Beames extending their lead to as many as 10 before Santana trimmed the deficit to three following a pair of made free throws after a Chris Dejean intentional foul with 2:19 to play. The Mustangs made their free throws down the stretch to hold on for the win.

Santana paced the Roos with 18 points, while Holliday, Jr. and Stewart added 16 points apiece. Brandon Adkisson chipped in 11 points and a team-high five assists. Joseph Werner nearly tallied a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds, while George Nehma chipped in eight points and five rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench.

Kevin Dennis tallied a game-high 22 points for Morrisville, while Justin Mitchell (15), Tyrin Miller (14), Beames (13) and Lamel Faison (12) all finished in double figures for Morrisville.

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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 16 online degree programs. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.