Canton, NY – Four Roos scored in double figures as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team closed out the home portion of its schedule with a last second 88-85 loss to NVU-Johnson on Senior Day on Saturday.

The Roos honored their six seniors DeMerrill Levy, Quran DuBois, Juan Lamarche, Brandon Averitt, Juztin Chambers-Phillips and JJ Omaga in a pregame ceremony.

THE BASICS

• Result: NVU-Johnson 88, SUNY Canton 85
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: NVU-Johnson (9-12, 4-7 NAC) | SUNY Canton (6-16, 4-8 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team led by more than eight in the opening half as Canton held an early 11-3 lead, their largest of the game, after back-to-back threes from Terrence Fields and Levy less than four minutes in.
• After two ties and a momentary lead for Johnson the Roos regained a seven-point advantage (37-30) after a Brennan Harmer three with 3:23 left in the first half. Canton led 39-36 at intermission.
• The visitors took a seven-point lead (52-45), their largest of the game, five minutes into the second half.
• The Roos would regain the lead on back-to-back buckets from Levy and DuBois and Chambers-Phillips extended the advantage to four with five straight points for the Roos.
• Neither team led by more than four points the final 12 minutes in a highly entertaining game. Canton tied things up at 85 with 40 seconds remaining after DuBois split a pair of free throws.
• Malik View scored what proved to be the winning bucket on an old-fashioned three-point play with 15 seconds left. DuBois' last second game-tying three was just off the mark at the buzzer as the Badgers held on.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• DuBois led the Roos with 20 points, seven rebounds and four steals, while Levy tallied 19 points. Chambers-Phillips (15) and Fields (11) also scored in double figures with Harmer and Eli Larson chipping in nine and six points, respectively.
• View led all players with 29 points, while Yeskin Walker Williams added 20. Raymond Baka and Samuel Stephens chipped in 17 and 10 points, respectively, with Baka hauling down a game-high 15 boards.
• The Badgers dominated the glass 58-31 and shot nearly 49% from the field compared to 40% for the Roos. Johnson had advantages in points in the paint (56-30) and second chance points (20-8), while the Roos controlled points off turnovers (15-5) and bench points (15-6).

DuBois was also recognized with a ball for eclipsing the 1,000 career point milestone earlier this season on January 7th in a pregame ceremony on Saturday.
 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team is back in action on Friday when they visit SUNY Delhi 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.