Brooklyn, NY – Four Roos reached double figures but a strong second half carried St. John Fisher University to a 96-74 win v. the SUNY Canton men's basketball team in the championship game of the Medgar Evers Tournament on Friday.

THE BASICS

• Result: St. John Fisher 96, SUNY Canton 74
• Location: Cougars Cave – Brooklyn, NY
• Records: St. John Fisher (5-4) | SUNY Canton (3-11)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team led by more than five points in a back-and-forth opening 20 minutes as the teams went into intermission deadlocked at 41 apiece after a Terrence Fields three-pointer in the closing seconds.
• The Roos scored the first six points of the second half, four from Quran DuBois and two from Harmer, to open their largest lead of the game at 47-41 1:27 into the second half.
• Play continued to remain close with the teams still tied at 61 apiece eight minutes into the second half.
• The Cardinals used 19 straight points over the next seven minutes to open up a commanding 80-61 lead and put the game out of reach with just over five minutes to play.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Juztin Chambers-Phillips led the Roos with 17 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Harmer had 16 points and five assists. DuBois chipped in 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals and Fields tallied 13 points.
• Daniel Cook led St. John Fisher with 24 points and 15 rebounds, while Brendan Trapper (19) and Sean Williams (14) also scored in double figures.
• The Cardinals shot 50% from the field, while the Roos were just 40% on their field goals.
• Fisher held the upper hand in rebounds (49-33), points in the paint (50-26), second chance points (22-13), points off turnovers (23-15) and bench points (26-19).

For his performance over the two games Quran DuBois was named to the All-Tournament Team.
   
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team returns to North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action on Friday when they visit NVU-Lyndon at 7:30 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.