Potsdam, NY – Robert Holliday, Jr. led four Roos in double figures with 19 points but Matt Higgins used an old-fashioned three-point play with 12 seconds left to lead host Clarkson University to an 81-78 victory v. the SUNY Canton men's basketball team in non-conference action Sunday afternoon.
THE BASICS
- Result:Â Clarkson 81 SUNY Canton 78
- Location: Alumni Gymnasium – Potsdam, NY
- Records:Â Clarkson (1-9) | SUNY Canton (6-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Roos and Golden Knights were tied at 74 with three minutes remaining following a three-pointer from Joseph Werner. Higgins regained the Knights lead with 1:51 at 77-74 after he hit a three-pointer.
- Jordan Stewart hit a pair of free throws with 1:09 remaining and Canton tied the game at 77 after Andrew Fitch split a pair of free throws with 36 seconds to play.
- Clarkson took an 80-77 lead with 12 seconds remaining after the Higgins three-point play. Â
- Brandon Adkisson and Higgins split a pair of free throws each as Clarkson clung to a three-point lead and SUNY Canton was unable to hit a three-pointer in the final seconds to tie the game.
- Holliday led the Roos with 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Adkisson chipped in 17 points and four assists, while Fitch added 11 points, seven rebounds and six blocks. Stewart totaled 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
- Higgins tallied a game-high 24 points for Clarkson, while Jason Phelps and Roburt Welch added 15 points each.
- The Knights bench outscored the Roos 45-16, while Canton had the upper hand in points in the paint, 40-20.
WHAT'S NEXT
The men's basketball team has a quick turnaround as it travels to take on No. 24 nationally-ranked Middlebury College on New Year's Day at 3 p.m. Â Â
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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.
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