New York, NY – Quran DuBois scored a career-high 32 points including hitting a game-tying three with less than a second left in regulation to lead the SUNY Canton men's basketball team to a 126-114 overtime win at Hunter College on Thursday.

The 126 points by the Roos are the most in the D-III era and the most in at least the last 11 seasons. The second most points scored by a SUNY Canton team was 107, which was done on three occasions, most recently v. NVU-Lyndon on February 8, 2019.  
 

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 126, Hunter 114 | 1 OT
• Location: Hunter Sportsplex – New York, NY   
• Records: SUNY Canton (4-6) | Hunter (4-6)   

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Canton trailed by eight points (106-98) with 43 seconds left in regulation. Brandon Averitt knocked down a three with 31 seconds left off a DeMerrill Levy offensive rebound to get Canton within 106-101.
• Levy and Fadil Atcha-Dedji combined to force a turnover on the ensuing possession and this time DuBois knocked down a triple off another offensive board with 15 seconds left drawing the Roos within 106-104.
• Hunter split a pair of free throws as the Roos inbounded following a timeout. Averitt and DuBois passed back-and-forth at the top of the key looking for an open look as DuBois' three was nothing but net with just under a second left to force overtime.
• The Hawks scored the first two points of the extra session but it was all Canton the remainder of the way. The Roos outscored the hosts 19-5 the rest of the way including a 10-0 run.
• DuBois had 13 points in the final 15 seconds of regulation plus overtime, while Brennan Harmer scored seven points in the extra session.
• SUNY Canton outscored Hunter 58-48 in the opening half, while Hunter had a 59-49 edge on the scoreboard in the second 20 minutes.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• DuBois led all players with 32 points shooting 11-for-18 from the field and 7-for-9 from the free throw line to go with seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. His 32 points are a career-high and break his previous best mark of 22 points on February 14, 2020 v. NVU-Lyndon.
• Santana tallied 28 points on 9-for-14 shooting from the field and a 9-for-11 mark from the line to go with seven rebounds and five assists. Harmer netted a career-best 16 points breaking his previous high from this season of seven.
• Averitt finished with 15 points on five three-pointers, while Levy chipped in 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Andrew Fitch supplied eight points, six blocks, five assists and four rebounds. Atcha-Dedji hauled down a team-high 12 boards to go with six points.
• The Roos shot 53.7% from the field and 41.2% from three-point range in the game, while Hunter posted marks of 29.3% and 27.9%, respectively.
• Canton committed 34 turnovers which led to 33 points for Hunter. The Hawks only turned the ball over 18 times. Hunter held a 59-31 edge in bench points, while the Roos controlled points in the paint, 54-30.
• Ryan Lau led the Hawks with 31 points, while Cormac Reilly (18), Raheem Bakary (15), Jeremy Montrose (14) and Luka Jakic (12) all scored in double figures.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team returns to action on Tuesday when they visit NVU-Lyndon in a non-conference game 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.