Canton, NY – Senior Quran DuBois posted game-highs of 19 points and nine rebounds and Juztin Chambers-Phillips added 11 points but the SUNY Canton men's basketball team fell 70-58 to visiting Clarkson University on Friday evening.  

THE BASICS

• Result:  Clarkson 70, SUNY Canton 58
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: Clarkson (1-2) | SUNY Canton (1-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos started things off well with an emphatic dunk from Fadil Atcha-Dedji just 21 seconds in. Canton opened up an early seven-point lead (12-5) after a pair of Chambers-Phillips free throws.
• The Golden Knights responded running off 14 straight points to open a 19-12 lead with 8:43 left in the opening half.
• Brennan Harmer stopped the run knocking down a left wing three-pointer. That helped spark a 17-2 run for the Roos including 14 consecutive Canton points. Michael Nunnally and Chambers-Phillips hit threes, while Atcha Dedji had another dunk. The hosts led 29-21 with 3:08 left in the half.
• Clarkson closed the half on a 7-1 run to get within 30-28 at intermission.
• Canton used a 9-0 run early in the second half that include trifectas from DuBois and DeMerrill Levy to open a seven-point advantage.
• The Roos led a majority of the first 13 minutes of the second half before an 11-0 Clarkson run broke open a 12-point lead as the Knights pulled away late.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• DuBois tallied game-highs in points (19) and rebounds (9), while Chambers-Phillips totaled 11 points and a team-high four assists. Nunnally tied a career-high with nine points and added four rebounds off the bench, while Levy and Harmer had five points each.
• Ryan Miles-Ferguson and Matteo Sinon led the Knights with 16 points apiece, while Garret Delaney and Jack Dalgety had 10 points each.
• The Clarkson bench outscored their Canton counterparts, 34-19.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team has a quick turnaround as they host St. Lawrence on Saturday at 4 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.