Canton, NY – Senior DeMerrill Levy posted a career-high 20 points, but a strong second half carried visiting SUNY Cobleskill to a 74-63 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win v. the SUNY Canton men's basketball team on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Cobleskill 74, SUNY Canton 63
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Cobleskill (9-2, 2-0 NAC) | SUNY Canton (2-9, 1-2 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out to an early five point lead before Cobleskill battled back to open a seven point advantage with 6:12 remaining in the opening half.
• Canton responded with a 10-0 run that included eight points from Levy. The teams went into intermission tied at 32 apiece.
• The Fighting Tigers opened a double-digit lead at 59-48 after an Iziah Pigott three-pointer with 7:11 remaining in the second half. Canton trimmed the deficit to five (63-58) with 3:24 remaining after a pair of Quran DuBois free throws but that was as close as the Roos would get.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Levy led the Roos with a game-high and career-high 20 points and added four rebounds on 7-for-13 shooting including a 4-for-6 mark from behind the arc. DuBois tallied 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks while knocking down all six of his free throws.
• Michael Nunnally totaled 10 points and six rebounds to go with three blocks and a pair of steals. Brennan Harmer chipped in eight points off the bench.
• Markel Jenkins led Cobleskill with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Pigott (13) and JaNyve Smith (12) scored in double figures. Andre Starks and Shelvon Grant supplied nine points apiece.
• The Fighting Tigers controlled points in the paint, 44-24.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team returns to conference action on Sunday when they host SUNY Delhi at 3 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.