Waterville, ME – Quran DuBois scored a game-high 21 points and Andrew Fitch provided a strong presence defensively with nine blocks as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team picked up a big 71-69 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win at Thomas College on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 71, Thomas 69
• Location: Larry Mahaney Gymnasium – Waterville, ME  
• Records: SUNY Canton (6-8, 4-2 NAC) | Thomas (3-5, 0-2 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team led by more than four points in what was an extremely even first half as the squads went into intermission knotted at 30 apiece.
• Play was once again tight with neither team able to gain larger than a four point lead over the first 12 minutes of the second half.
• With the game tied at 62 with 5:25 to play Canton rattled off a 7-0 run including four points from DuBois. The 69-62 lead for the Roos with 3:44 to play was the largest for either team in the game.
• The Terriers were able to trim the deficit to just two after a Sawyer Deprey layup with 46 seconds remaining. Canton missed the front end of a one-and-one with 26 seconds to go and Deprey's three-pointer to give Thomas the lead with seven seconds left was just off the mark as the Roos earned the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• DuBois led all players with 21 points and added seven rebounds and three assists. DeMerill Levy finished with 15 points shooting 6-for-9 from the field, while Santana added 10 points. Juztin Chambers-Phillips supplied nine points, all of which came on threes.
• Fitch was a force changing the game defensively with nine blocks and nine rebounds. With his nine blocks Fitch moves into 12th place all-time in NCAA Division III in career blocks (341). Through games played on January 14th he currently ranks first in the country in D-III this season in blocks per game (5.31), and is adding to that number with today's performance.
• Deprey led Thomas with 19 points, while Demetris Webster added 14 points.
• The Roos shot 50.9% from the field, while holding the Terriers to 36.4% shooting.

 
 


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.