Canton, NY – Quran DuBois and DeMerrill Levy combined for 45 points but a strong first half carried visiting Cazenovia College to an 89-81 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: Cazenovia 89, SUNY Canton 81  
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: Cazenovia (11-8, 6-4 NAC) | SUNY Canton (6-14, 4-6 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The visitors jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead less than three minutes in. The Roos were able to trim the deficit to 30-28 after a Levy three-pointer with 5:02 left in the opening half.
• Cazenovia closed the half on a 19-5 run to take a commanding 47-33 lead into intermission.
• The Wildcats took their largest lead of the game at 20 (62-42) with 12:52 remaining. Canton got within single digits (78-70) after a Fadil Atcha-Dedji layup with 4:10 remaining, but that was as close as the Roos would get the rest of the way.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• DuBois poured in a game-high 24 points, while Levy tallied 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting to go with four assists. Terrence Fields chipped in 16 points and eight rebounds, while JJ Omaga added nine points. Brennan Harmer recorded four assists and Atcha-Dedji ripped down a team-high nine boards.
• The 21 points were a career-high for Levy besting his previous mark of 20 earlier this season v. Cobleskill.
• Kobe Bogart led the visitors with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Alan Wilmes Jr. also had a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Nate Klein (15), Christian Sage (14), Marshall Withers (12) and Devin Dennard (10) all reached double figures in a balanced attack for the Wildcats.
• Play was mostly even overall with Cazenovia holding a 50-38 points in the paint advantage and shooting 46% from the field compared to 40% for the Roos.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team is back in action on Saturday when they host SUNY Poly 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.