Delhi, NY – Quran DuBois and Danny Santana supplied 17 points apiece but the SUNY Canton men's basketball team was unable to overcome a double digit first half deficit in a 71-64 loss to SUNY Poly in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) quarterfinal playoff game on Friday night.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Poly 71, SUNY Canton 64
• Location: Floyd Maines Arena – Delhi, NY
• Records: SUNY Poly (17-9) | SUNY Canton (13-12)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game was back-and-forth early on with the Roos trailing by just one after Brennan Harmer stole the ball and hit a three-pointer in transition. From that point SUNY Poly used a 10-0 run to open an 11 point advantage.
• The Wildcats would open their largest lead of the game at 14 pulling ahead 33-19 with 3:38 to play in the opening half. The Roos trailed 38-25 at intermission.
• Poly held a double-digit lead for much of the second half until Canton used a 10-2 run to cut the lead to just five (63-58) after a DuBois layup with 3:20 remaining in the game.  However, that was as close as Canton could get the remainder of the way as the Wildcats held on for the victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• DuBois and Santana finished with 17 points apiece, while Juztin Chambers-Phillips also reached double figures with 10 points.
• NAC Player of the Year Josh Gregory led the Wildcats with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Jesse O'Dell recorded a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. LJ Randle (10) and Mitch Kernizan (10) also reached double digits in scoring.
• The Wildcats controlled the boards (48-33) and points in the paint (42-16), while Canton had the upper hand in points off turnovers (16-9).
• Poly shot 50.8% from the field and 63.6% from three-point range, while the Roos had marks of 34.4% and 39.1%. Canton outshot the Wildcats 78.6% to 30.8% at the foul line.
• Andrew Fitch finishes his SUNY Canton career fifth all-time in NCAA Division III in career blocks with 372.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
This concludes the Roos season, while SUNY Poly advances to Saturday's NAC semifinal to take on the NAC West's top seed SUNY Delhi at 2 p.m.
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's and associate degrees, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, management, and healthcare fields. It is home to the Center for Criminal Justice, Intelligence and Cybersecurity. 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 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.