Delhi, NY – DeMerrill Levy and Juztin Chambers-Phillips reached double figures in scoring and Danny Santana scored nine points to eclipse the 1,000 career point milestone, but the SUNY Canton men's basketball team fell 69-54 in a road game at SUNY Delhi on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Delhi 69, SUNY Canton 54
• Location: Flloyd Maines Arena – Delhi, NY   
• Records: SUNY Canton (3-4, 2-1 NAC) | SUNY Delhi (6-4, 2-0 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Canton jumped out to an early 5-0 lead just over three minutes in, which proved to be their largest lead of the game.
• The Broncos took their first lead of the contest at 12-10 eight minutes in and extended their advantage to as many as eight in the opening half. The hosts led 34-33 at intermission.
• The Roos led briefly in the second half but the Broncos used a 7-0 run to open up an eight point lead midway through the second stanza. Canton got it within six, but a 10-0 run created a 16-point lead and helped seal the win for the Broncos.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Levy led the Roos with 17 points and added five rebounds. Chambers-Phillips also scored in double figures with 13 points and went 5-for-8 on two-pointers.
• Santana added nine points and six rebounds, while Andrew Fitch added 11 points and three blocks.
• Pablo Quinones led the Broncos with 16 points, while Mavenson Therneus added 15 points and eight rebounds.
• Canton committed 15 turnovers compared to just six for Delhi. The Broncos controlled second chance points (23-5), bench points (20-7) and fast break points (10-0).

 
CAREER MILESTONES

• With his nine points today, Santana eclipsed the 1,000 career point milestone and now has 1,003 career points.
• With his eight blocks this weekend Fitch eclipsed the 300 career block mark and currently ranks 16th all-time in NCAA Division III (304).

WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team is off until December 29th when it visits John Jay College at 3 p.m.
 


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.