Johnson, VT – Danny Santana (17), Quran DuBois (17) and George Nehma (15) all scored in double figures as the men's basketball team won its eighth straight contest to improve to 9-1 in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play following a 65-40 win at NVU-Johnson on Saturday.

The Roos limited the Badgers to just 40 points in the contest, the fewest points surrendered in five years. SUNY Canton sits just half a game behind Maine Farmington (9-0) for first place in the NAC standings. 
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 65, NVU-Johnson 40
• Location: Carter Gymnasium – Johnson, VT
• Records:  SUNY Canton (13-8, 9-1 NAC) | NVU-Johnson (4-16, 2-7 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Santana, DuBois and Nehma paced SUNY Canton with double digit points as the three combined to shoot 50 percent (18-for-36) from the field. Joseph Werner and Ibu Smith added six points each with Werner pulling down a game-high 14 rebounds.
• The 40 points given up by the Roos are a season-low and the fewest scored by an opponent v. the Roos since November 21, 2015 when SUNY Poly scored 40 in a 56-40 Roos win. That same season SUNY Canton held Albany College of Pharmacy to 36 points (12/6/15).
• Kiyl Mack was the lone Badgers player to reach double digits with 12 points.
• SUNY Canton held NVU-Johnson to 30.2 percent shooting for the game, while hitting on 41.4 percent of their own shots.
• The Badgers led by one point early but the Roos opened up as much as an 11-point advantage (26-15) in the first half. Canton took a 30-22 lead into intermission.
• The Roos opened up an 18-point lead over the first 11:44 of the second half and cruised to the victory.

 

WHAT'S NEXT
The Roos return to action on Friday when they host Maine Farmington in a key NAC showdown at 7 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 digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 16 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The college's 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity eSports and cheerleading. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.