MBB: Wildcats Battle For Conference Win Over SUNY Canton 83-79.

Game Leaders

SUNY Poly
Pts: Cheickne Toure - 20
Reb: Jesse O'Dell - 10
Ast: Cheickne Toure - 6
SUNY Canton
Pts: J. Chambers-Phillips - 24
Reb: Fadil Atcha-Dedji - 12
Ast: J. Chambers-Phillips - 5

Team Stats

SUNY Poly
SUNY Canton

Field Goals

(31-63)
(28-72)

Field Goal %

49.2%
38.9%

Rebounds

40
40

Assists

16
16

Turnovers

11
11

Pts off Turnovers

13
10

2nd Chance Pts

10
16

Pts in the Paint

34
41

Fastbreak Pts

10
13

Bench Pts

21
11
full stats
Photo Credit: Oswego State Sports Information
Photo Credit: Oswego State Sports Information
Posted: Jan 28, 2023

CANTON, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men's basketball team beat SUNY Canton 83-79 on Saturday night. Four Wildcats scored in double figures en route to the North Atlantic Conference win. With the win, the Wildcats move to 11-11 on the season and 6-5 in conference play. With the loss, the Kangaroos move to 6-15 on the season and 4-7 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Josh Ernst would make a layup with 18:49 in the first half to give the Wildcats a 2-0 lead. After a few Kangaroos baskets, Ernst would connect again to cut the Kangaroos' lead to 6-4 to score the first four Wildcats points. A Kangaroos run would give them a 15-7 lead before baskets from Jesse O'Dell and Mitch Kernizan would cut the Kangaroos lead to 15-13. The back-and-forth game would continue before a Dylan Ernst three would give the Wildcats the lead again with 5:39 to play in the half. A Demerill Levy jump shot would break the tied game with :32 in the half to give the Kangaroos a 48-46 lead going into halftime. 

With 12:26 in the second half, Cheickne Toure would tie the game at 58-58 before he connected again to give the Wildcats their first lead of the second half, 60-58. After the Kangaroos would retake the lead, Toure again would come up big for the Wildcats with two free throws to retake a 68-66 lead. The Wildcats would never look back from there, extending their lead and fighting off a few Kangaroos runs to hold onto an 83-79 victory. The win completes a weekend sweep for the Wildcats, who defeated NVU-Johnson on Friday night. The Wildcats get themselves back to .500 on the season with the win going into the last two weeks of the regular season.

 

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

  • Cheickne Toure continued with the hot hand, leading all Wildcat scorers with 20 points and six assists.

  • Four SUNY Canton players finished in double-digit scoring.

  • Jesse O'Dell finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds to record a double-double

UP NEXT: 

The Wildcats will be back on Friday, February 3rd for a home game against SUNY Cobleskill. The game is scheduled to tip at 7:30 PM.