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Potsdam, NY – Senior Bryon Streb scored a team-leading 21 points and sophomore Jordan Sidle added 19 more but the SUNY Canton men's basketball team dropped a 94-83 decision to host Clarkson University on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: Clarkson University 94, SUNY Canton 83
• Location: Alumni Gymnasium – Potsdam, NY
• Records: Clarkson University (1-2) | SUNY Canton (1-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A pair of free throws by sophomore Sean Quinn put the Roos up 5-4 early.  Classmate Sidle's layup extended the Roos lead to 18-10.  A three pointer midway through the first half by Clarkson's Nate Abernethy tied the game at 21.
• The two teams traded points for the next few minutes until Clarkson went on a 9-0 run, capped by a Tyson Maxam jumper making the score 35-27.
• Jeff Dewar extended the Golden Knight's lead to 51-34 with a three, but a late Sidle three closed the gap to 10 points at 53-43 at the half.
• The Roos were able to chip away at Clarkson's lead and a Streb three narrowed the lead to 59-54 but Canton could not get any closer as the Golden Knights would eventually take the game 94-83.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Streb led the Roos with 21 points, adding five rebounds and four assists.  Sidle scored 19 points shooting 7-12, including 3-6 from three point range.  Senior Chris Nastasi and Quinn chipped in with 10 points each, Quinn added a team-high six rebounds.
• Braeden Burns scored 24 points for the Golden Knights and grabbed five rebounds while dishing out five assists.  Abernethy added 16 points for Clarkson.
• The Golden Knights shot 56% from the field and 46% from three-point range compared to marks of 51% and 38%, respectively, for the Roos. Clarkson held the upper hand in rebounds (32-26), points in the paint (44-32), bench points (39-14), points off turnovers (12-9) and second chance points (13-8).

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos travel to Utica on Friday to play SUNY Poly on November 13^th with a 7:00 p.m. tipoff.
   
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