Quincy, MA – Seven players recorded seven or more points to lead the SUNY Canton men's basketball team to an 84-69 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win at Eastern Nazarene College on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 84, Eastern Nazarene 69  
• Location: Lahue Athletic Center – Quincy, MA
• Records: SUNY Canton (4-6, 1-1 NAC) | Eastern Nazarene (2-6, 1-2 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and never trailed in the contest. Canton opened a 10 point lead at 23-13 eight minutes into the game after an Eli Larson layup.
• SUNY Canton took its largest lead of the first half at 11 (42-31) following a pair of Ian Florence-Washington free throws with 51 seconds remaining. The visitors took a 42-34 lead into intermission.
• ENC trimmed the deficit to four (53-49) eight minutes into the second half, but the Roos quickly responded with a 9-0 run to expand their lead to 13 with 7:32 remaining in the contest.
• The Canton lead would grow to as many as 18 (73-55) after a Streb old-fashioned three point play with 4:10 to play as the Roos cruised to victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Streb led all players with 18 points shooting 7-for-10 from the field nd 3-for-3 from the line. Larson supplied 16 points and six rebounds hitting six of his nine field goals and Goode Jr. added 15 points and five rebounds on 5-for-7 shooting.
• Jevonte Williams totaled 12 points and tied a game-high with eight rebounds on 5-for-8 shooting. Brennan Harmer, Terrence Fields and Moe Biao chipped in seven points each, while Goode Jr., Harmer and Streb dished out four assists each.
• Martinie Kamga (17), Khabri Davis (13), JT Rosier (10) and Darrell Hardge (10) all scored in double figures for ENC.
• The Roos shot over 56% from the field and nearly 44% from three-point range while holding the Lions to marks of 41% and 16%, respectively.
• Canton had the upper hand in rebounds (38-26), bench points (24-13) and points in the paint (44-34).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team returns home next Friday when they host SUNY Cobleskill in SUNYAC action at 5:30 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.