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Rochester, NY – Arlo Peake, Sean Quinn and Bryon Streb all reached double figures in scoring but host Nazareth earned an 88-61 win against the SUNY Canton men's basketball team in the championship game of the Mike Dale Memorial Tournament on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Nazareth 88, SUNY Canton 61
• Location: Mike Daley Court – Rochester, NY
• Records: Nazareth (2-0) | SUNY Canton (1-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Canton jumped out to an early 9-5 lead after Jordan Sidle's second made three of the game less than five minutes in.
• With Nazareth leading 13-11 the Roos went on a 14-0 run to open a 25-13 lead after a Streb three-pointer midway through the opening half. Canton started 7-for-13 from long distance in the first nine plus minutes of the contest.
• The Golden Flyers went on a 13-0 run to take a 28-26 lead with 4:12 left in the half. Nazareth ended the final three minutes of the half on an 11-4 run to take a 41-34 lead into intermission.
• Play remained close in the opening minutes of the second half, but the hosts used a 16-4 run to open a 62-41 advantage on their way to an 88-61 victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Peake led the Roos with 11 points and five rebounds as he shot 2-for-3 from the floor including knocking down both his threes and five of his six free throw attempts. Quinn and Streb registered 10 points apiece combining to haul down seven rebounds. Sidle tallied eight points and Chris Nastasi and Lucio Cole posted six each.
• Nick Purdie paced Nazareth with 17 points, while Dylan Pohl recorded a double-double on 10 points and 13 rebounds. Josh Harter (16) and Merritt Holly (10) also scored in double figures.
• The Golden Flyers shot 52% from the field and 47% from three-point range compared to marks of 30% and 32%, respectively, for the Roos. Nazareth held the upper hand in rebounds (44-30), points in the paint (42-6), bench points (35-16), points off turnovers (18-8) and second chance points (18-8).

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos return to the North Country to face Clarkson on the road on Tuesday, November 10. Game time is slated for 5:30 p.m.
   

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