Hamburg, NY – Juztin Chambers-Phillips scored a game-high 21 points as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team earned an 89-81 victory v. Keuka College in the consolation game of the Hilbert Hawks Against Hunger Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 89, Keuka 81  
• Location: Hafner Recreation Center – Hamburg, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-1) | Keuka (0-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Keuka led by as many as seven points with 7:13 left in the opening half (33-26) but the Roos used a 15-2 run to take a 41-35 lead four minutes later. Canton extended their lead to nine at 53-44 as Peyton Olsen hit a jumper just before the half.
• The Wolfpack came out of the half on fire using a 10-0 run to take a 54-53 lead. Neither team led by more than four points until Canton opened a six-point lead (72-66) with 9:32 to play.
• With the game tied at 76 with 4:10 remaining the Roos closed the game on a 13-5 run to earn the victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Chambers-Phillips led the Roos with 21 points on 8-for-13 shooting, while Danny Santana added 14 points hitting all eight of his free throws.
• DeMerrill Levy and Justin Omaga supplied 13 points each with Omaga adding seven rebounds. Peyton Olsen chipped in 11 points and Andrew Fitch added eight points and a game-high 16 rebounds.
• The Roos shot 53.4 % from the field and 74.2 % from the free throw line. Keuka finished with marks of 27.0 % and 83.3 %, respectively.
• Zayquan Warren (13) and Jorden Lewis (10) led the Wolfpack in scoring.

Danny Santana was named to the All-Tournament Team for his performances throughout the weekend.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team will host SUNY Geneseo in their home opener on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Roos House.
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton 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 23 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 SUNY Canton Kangaroos 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.