Potsdam, NY – Sophomore
Edram Gbekou had a career-best 11 points, but the SUNY Canton men's basketball team fell to Clarkson 91-77 in their second game of the season Tuesday night in Potsdam.
THE BASICS
- Result: Clarkson 91, SUNY Canton 77
- Location: Alumni Gymnasium – Potsdam, NY
- Records: SUNY Canton (0-2) | Clarkson (2-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both teams struggled to score early as there were no points three minutes into the game, but then both squads got the offense rolling.
- At the 13:31 mark, the game was tied at 11 with five different players for SUNY Canton finding the scoring column early. However, the Golden Knights got hot from the arc and drained four three pointers in a 2:17 span to pull ahead 23-11 with 10:23 left in the half.
- The scoring picked up for the Roos late in the first 20 minutes and Clarkson could not keep up. SUNY Canton went on a 15-7 run to pull within just six with the score at 41-35. The Roos were 6-for-8 from the field and Gbekou led the way with six points in this span.
- The half ended with the Golden Knights leading 44-35 at the break. Gbekou, despite playing just seven minutes, half a team-high nine points at halftime.
- The two teams matched each other for the first five minutes of the second half, then SUNY Canton scored seven straight capped a fastbreak layup scored by Gbekou to make it 56-53 with 12:43 to go in the game. This marked the first time the Roos were within three points since it was 14-11.
- A Tanner Sullivan three-pointer with 10:08 left to play gave the hosting Knights just a two-point advantage at 65-63 with 10 minutes to play, however, the offense went on a dry spell after this and the Roos had just two points, a layup by Bryon Streb, in the next five minutes.
- Clarkson restored their lead back up to double-digits to 75-65 with 5:33 left to play. The fouls were really piling up for the Roos as well as Clarkson was in the double bonus at this point.
- SUNY Canton had a few points late in final minutes including three's from Malaki Smith and Kolton Castrello but could not get the necessary stops needed to erase the deficit, ultimately falling 91-77 in Potsdam.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- In addition to his career-high 11 points, Gbekou also dished out three assists. Smith and Streb had 10 points each, with the latter leading the Roos in assists with five.
- SUNY Canton had very balanced scoring for their season straight game as seven players had eight or more points. Eugene Johnson Jr. had nine points and seven rebounds while Hansen Bagdonas logged eight points and seven rebounds.
- Nate Abernethy, Braeden Burns, and Steve DeRegis had 25, 23, and 23 points respectively for the Golden Knights to account for nearly 80% the team's scoring. DeRegis himself had 18 in the first ten minutes of the game.
- Both teams shot well with Clarkson at 51% (27-53) and SUNY Canton at 48% (29-61). The Roos were much improved in three-point shooting (10-18) and had 14 assists where they only had six against Norwich. The Roos got 32 points from their bench while Clarkson had 11.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will head back to Canton and play their home opener on Friday, November 14 against the SUNY Poly Wildcats at 7 p.m. as part of a two-game weekend at the Roos House.
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