Throggs Neck, NY – Danny Santana netted a season-high 29 points but host Maritime College earned a 69-65 win v. the SUNY Canton men's basketball team in the final seconds of a non-conference game on Wednesday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result: Maritime College 69, SUNY Canton 65  
• Location: Riesenberg Gymnasium – Throggs Neck, NY   
• Records: Maritime College (3-5) | SUNY Canton (3-6)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The hosts opened up an early nine point lead 12 minutes into the contest. The Roos chipped away at the lead using a 12-5 run over a four-and-a-half-minute span to tie the game at 31 with 26 seconds left until intermission.
• The Privateers hit a three as time expired in the opening half to take a 34-31 lead into intermission.
• Santana led all players with 13 points in the opening 20 minutes shooting 5-for-6 from the field. Quran DuBois also chipped in six points. Ryan Donovan led the Privateers with 10 points.
• The Roos led by as many as seven (58-51) with 7:09 left in the game as SUNY Canton clung to the lead down the stretch.
• Canton led by three after Santana hit a pull up jumper with 1:15 remaining. Maritime knocked down a pair of free throws to get within one with 48 seconds to play.
• The Roos split a pair from the line with 17 seconds remaining to lead by two but an old-fashioned three-point play gave the Privateers a one-point lead with six seconds remaining in the game.
• Canton turned the ball over on its next two possessions and the hosts hit three of four free throws in the final seconds to seal the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Santana led all players with 29 points and nine rebounds shooting 11-for-14 from the field and 3-for-5 from three. DuBois added 15 points in his season debut including hitting nine of his 11 free throw attempts.
• Andrew Fitch chipped in nine points, seven rebounds and seven blocks on 4-for-7 shooting, while DeMerrill Levy added seven points and seven boards.
• Santana's 29 points were just two off his career high when he posted 31 points at Paul Smith's (1/26/2018) during his rookie season.
• With his seven blocks Fitch currently ranks 15th all-time in NCAA Division III with 311 career blocks.
• Donovan led the hosts with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Mike Regan (13) and Jaylin Gray (11) also reached double figures.
• Canton held a 48-37 edge in rebounding, while Maritime (25-for-35) made 20 more trips to the charity stripe than the Roos (13-for-15).
• The Privateers scored 21 points off 22 Canton turnovers, while Maritime only turned the ball over seven times.

 
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team is back in action on Thursday when they visit Hunter College at 2 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.