Canton, NY – Danny Santana and Peyton Olsen scored in double figures as the Roos trimmed a 20 point second half Potsdam lead to just four but the Bears survived for a 63-53 win on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Potsdam 63, SUNY Canton 53
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Potsdam (4-3) | SUNY Canton (2-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Visiting Potsdam led 39-19 early on in the second half but Canton responded with a 25-9 run over the next 10 minutes to cut the Bears lead to 48-44 with 9:02 remaining after a Brandon Averitt trifecta.
• The Roos were whistled for a technical foul as Potsdam drained four straight free throws to help break the Canton momentum. The Bears would extend the lead to 12 with 3:38 remaining after. MeSean Johnson fastbreak layup as they held on for the victory.
• Potsdam opened up an early 19-6 lead just over eight minutes into the game. The Bears took a 36-19 lead into intermission.  

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Santana led Canton with 18 points including 11 in the first half. Olsen supplied 13 points and Averitt finished with eight points. Fadil Atcha-Dedji recorded a team-high 11 rebounds, while Andrew Fitch added nine boards and four blocks.
• Tyrese Baptiste finished with 23 points, 16 rebounds and five steals for Potsdam, while Parker Kelly added 12 points. Johnson came up one point short of a double-double with nine points and 10 boards.
• The Bears scored 21 points off 18 Canton turnovers, while the Roo reserves outscored the Potsdam bench, 26-6.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team returns to North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action on Friday when it visits SUNY Cobleskill at 5:30 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.