Canton, NY – Four players scored in double figures paced by 15 each from Terrence Fields and Quran DuBois as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team earned a 79-50 win v. Paul Smith's in their season opener on Tuesday evening.

The win is the first for first-year head coach Dylan Seikel in his debut at the helm for the Roos.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 79, Paul Smith's 50
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Roos House
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-0) | Paul Smith's (1-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos came out with incredible energy early on as they jumped out to a 13-0 lead 5:34 into the contest following a Juztin Chambers-Phillips three ball. The senior hit another trifecta, DuBois scored a pair of fast break buckets, and Fields capped the run with a pair of free throws and another fast break lay in.
• Canton played stifling defense holding the Bobcats scoreless over the first 9:49 of the game. Steven Solorzano finally got the Bobcats on the board with a made free throw with 10:11 to play in the opening half.
• The Roos lead ballooned to as large as 30 (43-13) after a Michael Nunnally make from beyond the arc. Canton took a 45-19 lead into intermission.
• Paul Smith's never got closer than 21 in the second half as Canton's lead once again extended to 30 on their way to the convincing win.

 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• DuBois and Fields finished with game-highs of 15 points while DuBois added nine rebounds. Fields was extremely efficient scoring 15 points on just eight field goal attempts (6-for-8) and he was a perfect 3-for-3 at the charity stripe to go with three assists.
• Chambers-Phillips posted 14 points and dished out three assists, while DeMerrill Levy finished with 10 points and three assists. Chambers-Phillips and Levy combined to shoot 10-for-19 from the field. Fadil Atcha-Dedji posted five points and eight rebounds, while Nunnally and Brennan Harmer supplied five points apiece off the bench with Nunnally ripping down six rebounds.
• Solorzano was the lone Bobcat in double figures with 13 points, while George Browning had eight points and 13 rebounds.
• Canton shot 47% from the field while holding Paul Smith's to 32% shooting. The Roos (16) committed eight fewer turnovers than the visitors (24) and Canton had eight more steals (14-6). The Roo reserves outscored the Bobcats 35-24 and the hosts also had advantages in points in the paint (46-32), points off turnovers (21-9) and fast break points (22-10).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team hits the road on Friday when they square off against Alfred University in the Special Tee's Tip-Off Classic. The game will be played at Alfred State.
   
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.