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Alfred, NY – DeMerrill Levy scored a team-high 11 points but an early double-digit deficit proved too much to overcome as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team fell on the road at Alfred on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result:  Alfred 84, SUNY Canton 53
• Location: Orvis Gymnasium – Alfred, NY
• Records: Alfred (2-0) | SUNY Canton (1-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Saxons, who were playing across the street from their campus, jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead just less than three minutes in. Juztin Chambers-Phillips got the Roos on the board with a pair of free throws 3:13 in.
• Canton got within nine (13-4) but a 16-4 run opened up a commanding 21-point Alfred lead. The Saxons took a 46-20 lead into intermission.
• Play was much more even in the second half with Alfred holding a slim 38-33 scoring advantage.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Levy finished with 11 points, while Chambers-Phillips had eight. Michael Nunnally chipped in six points, while Eli Larson and Terrence Fields had five apiece.
• Adam Enders led a balanced Saxon scoring effort with 15 points, while Casey Curran (14), Brewster Marshall (12) and Elliot Bowen (11) all reached double figures.
• The Saxons held the upper hand in rebounds (45-25) and second chance points (24-6).
• Alfred shot 48 % from the field, while the Roos hit 37 % of their field goals.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team is back in action on Saturday when it squares off with Alfred State at 2 p.m. in a game played at Alfred University.
   
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