Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton men's basketball team used 33 points off the bench including 14 second-half points from George Nehma in 11 minutes as the Roos earned an 84-78 victory v. Paul Smith's College on Tuesday evening.


THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 84, Paul Smith's College 78
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-1)  |  Paul Smith's (2-5)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out to a 12-3 lead in the opening minutes – SUNY Canton's first six made field goals were all three-pointers.
• The Bobcats trimmed the lead to 27-23 midway through the opening half.
• Paul Smith's took its first lead of the game at 34-33 with four minutes left in the first – Canton led 45-40 at intermission.
• Paul Smith's led by as many as five (62-57) midway through the second half.
• The Roos used a key 9-2 run to open up a 71-68 lead with 4:27 to play – Canton led for the final 5:53 of the contest.
• Canton had four players finish in double figures in Robert Holliday, Jr. (16), Brandon Adkisson (14), George Nehma (14) and Danny Santana (10).
• Nehma established a new career-high with 14 points, all of which came in 11 minutes after intermission.
• Palmer nearly finished with a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds, while Joseph Werner hauled down a game-high 12 rebounds. The Roos out rebounded the Bobcats 51-39 overall and 24-15 on the offensive glass.
• It was a tale of two halves as the Roos shot 50 percent from three-point range in the opening half (8-for-16) but went 0-for-13 after intermission.
• Both teams combined for 82 points in the paint, while the Roos held the upper hand in second chance points (17-8) and bench points (33-25).

WHAT'S NEXT

SUNY Canton returns to the hardwood on Friday when it hosts No. 14 nationally-ranked Plattsburgh State in non-conference action at 5 p.m. in the Roos House.
 
About SUNY Canton
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 conference members of the North Atlantic Conference.