Canton, NY –Eli Larson had a head turning double-double performance in the Roos home opener in front of a large crowd, but it was not enough to overtake the Clarkson Golden Knights in a North Country rivalry game as SUNY Canton fell 53-44 on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: Clarkson 53, SUNY Canton 44    
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: Clarkson (1-2) | SUNY Canton (0-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Clarkson jumped out to an early 16-2 lead early in the game, but the always resilient Roos responded with an 18-6 run to close the gap to two points (22-20) at the 2:08 mark of the first half after a Larson jumper.
• The Golden Knights pulled ahead a bit more after a three-pointer and layup by Jack Dalgety to make the score 27-20 at intermission.
• Larson made it a 36-33 game midway through the second half after a smooth sky hook, followed up by an offensive rebound and putback on the next offensive possession for the Roos.
• After Clarkson increased the gap to as much 10 points, Canton responded with a Bryon Streb jumper. Larson used a block defensively and a quick pass to Kevin Goode Jr. who finished with a layup to make it 48-42 with 1:32 left in regulation.
• That was as close as the Roos would get as Clarkson hit their free throws down the stretch for the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Larson led the Roos offense with a very strong double-double effort turning in a stat line of game highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds to go with a pair of blocks and a steal in 34 minutes. He shot 11-for-16 from the field and made his lone three point attempt.
• Streb also had a standout day on the boards with eight rebounds, to go with six points and a steal and assist in 29 minutes.
• Clarkson had three players reach double-digits in Jack Dalgety (18), Steve DeRegis (11) and Mathew Parent (10).
• Canton held the upper hand in rebounds (46-41), points in the paint (28-22), fast break points (10-3) and field goal percentage (32.8%). Clarkson held the edge in three-point percentage 28.6%, assists (13-10), bench points (13-6), blocks (7-6) and steals (12-5).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are off until next Friday (11/22) when they host Houghton University at 7 p.m.   
   

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