Farmington, ME – Terrence Fields cored a team-high 21 points and
Quran DuBois eclipsed the 1,000 career point milestone, but Maine Farmington earned a 104-83 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
- Result: Maine Farmington 104, SUNY Canton 83
- Location: Dearborn Gymnasium – Farmington, ME
- Records: Maine Farmington (7-4, 3-0 NAC) | SUNY Canton (4-12, 2-4 NAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Farmington jumped out to an early eight point lead eight minutes in. Trailing 26-19 the Roos used a 10-0 run behind six points from Fields and four from DeMerrill Levy to take a 29-26 lead forcing a Beavers timeout.
- The game was knotted at 34 apiece with 3:43 left in the opening half before the hosts closed the half on a 15-4 run to take a 49-38 lead into intermission.
- Canton battled back in the second half getting within 61-56 six minutes into the second half. The Beavers used a 13-0 run to blow open an 18 point lead that the Roos were unable to overcome.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Fields paced the Roos with 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting including hitting six of his eight three-pointers. Levy netted 16 points on 6-for-13 shooting, while Brennan Harmer tallied 15 points shooting 6-for-9 from the field. DuBois (14) and Juztin Chambers-Phillips also reached double figures.
- Terion Moss tallied 34 points and six assists on 10-for-14 shooting from the field and 12-for-14 from the charity stripe to lead the Beavers. Kyle Donlin (24), Nathan Poulin (20) and Jack Kane (17) posted double figure points for UMF.
- The Roos shot 43.8% from the field and 45.5% from three-point range, but the Beavers were on fire hitting on 62.1% of their field goals and 40.9% of their three-pointers.
- The Beavers held the edge in rebounds (37-21) and points in the paint (46-18).
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team returns to NAC action on Friday when they host Maine Maritime at 7:30 p.m.
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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.
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