Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton men's basketball team scored 45 points off the bench but No. 14 nationally-ranked Plattsburgh State earned an 87-71 win v. the Roos on Friday evening.


THE BASICS

• Result: No. 14 Plattsburgh State 87, SUNY Canton 71
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: Plattsburgh State (3-0) | SUNY Canton (1-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brandon Adkisson and George Nehma led the Roos with 12 points each, while combining to shoot 10-for-17 from the field. Jordan Stewart chipped in 10 points, while Quran DuBois posted eight points on 4-for-7 shooting.
• Plattsburgh State led by as many as 23 points in the opening half (37-14) behind 15 first-half points from Jonathan Patron. SUNY Canton's 11 first-half turnovers led to 18 points for the Cardinals.
• The Roos used a 11-0 run the first 4:39 out of half to get within 44-38 early in the second half.  Plattsburgh responded with a 10-2 run to extend the game back to double digits and cruised to the 87-71 victory.
• Patron led all scorer with 23 points and added nine rebounds, while Chris Middleton finished with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting.
• The Cardinals out rebounded the Roos 51-35 including 27-9 on the offensive glass. Plattsburgh tallied 40 points in the paint, 27 second-chance points and 27 points off turnovers, while the Roos received 45 points from their bench.

WHAT'S NEXT
SUNY Canton visits St. Lawrence University on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
 

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.