Cazenovia, NY – Michael Nunnally netted a career-high 25 points and the Roos shot nearly 64% from the field and over 72% from three-point range on their way to a convincing 101-72 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) road win at Cazenovia College on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 101, Cazenovia 72
• Location: Upper Gym – Cazenovia, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (2-8, 1-1 NAC) | Cazenovia (5-5, 1-1 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cazenovia jumped out to an early 8-2 lead before Canton tied things at 10 apiece just over five minutes in. The Wildcats would open their largest lead of the game at seven points (17-10) with 12:13 left in the opening half.
• The Roos went on an impressive 35-10 run over the next 10 minutes to open up a commanding 18-point lead (45-27) after a Nunnally three ball. Canton led 49-34 at intermission.
• The hosts would never get closer than 13 in the second half as the Roos extended the lead to as many as 33 after a DeMerrill Levy trifecta with 7:41 to play as Canton earned the convincing road win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Nunnally finished with game-highs of 25 points and eight rebounds shooting 9-for-13 from the field and 5-for-7 from behind the arc. Quran DuBois and Juztin Chambers-Phillips supplied 18 points each with DuBois recording eight rebounds and Chambers-Phillips hitting eight of his nine shot attempts including both his shots from long distance.
• Levy posted 16 points hitting all four of his treys and Eli Larson chipped in seven points and seven rebounds off the bench going 3-for-3. Eleven different players scored a point for the Roos with 16 players seeing time in the game.  
• Alan Willmes Jr. (14), Kobe Bogart (11), Nate Klein (10) and Christian Sage (10) scored in double figures for Cazenovia.
• The Roos were on fire shooting 63.5% from the field (40-for-63) and 72.2% from three-point range (13-for-18). The Wildcats finished with marks of 35.8% and 11.1%, respectively.
• The 63.5% field goal percentage and the 72.2 three-point percentage were both NCAA D-III era single-season program records and the best percentages in at least the last 11 seasons. The previous high field goal percentage was 59.6% on January 12, 2013 v. the College of St. Joseph, while the previous high mark for three-point percentage was 58.5% on January 25, 2019 v. NVU-Johnson.
• Canton dominated rebounds (47-23), while holding the upper hand in points in the paint (32-24), bench points (41-34) and second chance points (11-6). Cazenovia controlled points off turnovers (18-9).

 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team returns to conference action when they host SUNY Cobleskill next Saturday 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.