Johnson, VT – Six players scored eight or more points as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to an earn an 85-82 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) road win at NVU-Johnson on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 85, NVU-Johnson 82   
• Location: Carter Varsity Gym – Johnson, VT
• Records: SUNY Canton (6-13, 4-5 NAC) | NVU-Johnson (8-10, 3-5 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos led 11-7 early but Johnson used an 11-0 run to open an 18-11 advantage. Canton bounced back with a 13-3 run to regain the lead at 24-21 midway through the half.
• The hosts closed the half on a 17-3 run to take a 47-32 lead into intermission.
• The Badgers extended their lead to as many as 17 (65-48) just over eight minutes into the second half. The Roos used a 9-0 run to cut the lead in half three minutes later.
• Johnson took the lead to double digits again with a 12-point advantage with 6:53 to play.
• Canton used an 19-5 run over the next five minutes to take a 76-74 lead with 2:02 remaining after an old-fashioned three-point play from Terrence Fields.
• The teams exchanged the lead down the stretch with Fields and Quran DuBois combining to score Canton's final 12 points to earn the win. DuBois made a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left to extend the lead to three and a last second three to tie it for Johnson at the buzzer was off the mark.  

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• DuBois led the Roos with 25 points and three steals, while DeMerrill Levy posted 17 points and six rebounds. Fields and Brennan Harmer supplied 12 points each, while Juztin Chambers-Phillips and Zach Denesha tallied nine and eight points, respectively.
• Jeskin Walker Williams paced all players with 27 points and added nine rebounds and five steals. Raymond Baka posted a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds and Samuel Stephens (14) and Malik Moore (10) also posted double figure points.
• Johnson shot nearly 56% from the field and 40% from three, while Canton registered marks of nearly 46% and 44%, respectively.
• The Badgers held the edge in rebounds (37-26), points in the paint (36-24) and second chance points (10-4). The Roos had the upper hand in fast break points (16-2) and points off turnovers (26-17).

WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team is back in action on Friday when they host Cazenovia 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.