Castine, ME – Fadil Atcha-Dedji and Andrew Fitch led a balanced scoring effort with six players scoring seven or more points as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team earned a 67-58 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win at Maine Maritime Academy on Friday evening.

With the win the Roos jump above .500 in conference play at 3-2.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 67, Maine Maritime 58
• Location: Smith Gymnasium – Castine, ME
• Records: SUNY Canton (5-8, 3-2 NAC) | Maine Maritime (2-11, 1-4 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team led by more than three points through the first 10 minutes of action. Eight minutes in the Roos used a 7-0 run that included baskets from Peyton Olsen, Atcha-Dedji and Brandon Averitt to open up a 21-14 lead with nine minutes left in the half.
• The Mariners trimmed the lead to one with 3:52 left and the teams headed into intermission tied at 29 apiece.
• The game was close in a back-and-forth affair in the second half. MMA led by one with 5:20 remaining (56-55) but the Roos ran off an 11-0 run to take a 66-56 lead with 22 seconds left and put the game out of reach.
• Fitch had seven points in the spurt including going 5-for-6 from the free throw line.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Atcha-Dedji and Fitch led the way with nine points and eight rebounds apiece with Fitch chipping in three blocks. The nine points were a career-high for Atcha-Dedji. Danny Santana, Justin Omaga and Averitt supplied eight points each with Santana adding six rebounds and five assists.
• Juztin Chambers-Phillips recorded seven points and Quran DuBois and Brennan Harmer tallied four assists each.
• Carter Rubin led the Mariners with a game-high 20 points, while Curt Heinz registered a double-double on 15 points and a game-best 13 rebounds. Cameron Gerlach also scored 10 points and added eight boards.
• The Roos held the edge in rebounds (42-32) and bench points (33-0) as only six players saw action for MMA.
• With his three blocks Andrew Fitch has jumped into 14th place all-time in NCAA Division III career blocks (332).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball returns to conference action on Saturday when they visit Thomas College at 12 p.m.   
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's and associate degrees, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, management, and healthcare fields. It is home to the Center for Criminal Justice, Intelligence and Cybersecurity. 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 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.