Biao & Fields Score 15 Each in Consolation Win vs. Bengals
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Rochester, NY – Moe Biao and Terrence Fields recorded 15 points each to lead the SUNY Canton men’s basketball team to an 84-78 win vs. Buffalo State in the consolation game of the Mike Daley Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Nazareth.
THE BASICS
- Result: SUNY Canton 84, Buffalo State 78
- Location: Kidera Gymnasium – Rochester, NY
- Records: SUNY Canton (2-1) | Buffalo State (0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Roos jumped out to an early 8-2 lead before the Bengals responded with a 9-2 run to take an 11-10 lead.
- The Bengals led by as many as five (17-12), while Canton opened a seven point lead (35-28) with 4:24 to go in the first half after a Kevin Goode Jr. three-pointer.
- Buffalo State used a 7-0 run from there to tie things up at 35 each. In a game of runs Canton closed the final 2:50 of the half on a 13-4 run to take a 48-39 lead into intermission.
- The Roos led by as many as 14 on multiple occasions early in the second half and continued to lead by seven (79-72) after a made jumper from Biao inside with 4:44 to play.
- Buffalo State would cut the deficit in half a minute later, but that was as close as they would get as Biao went 5-for-6 from the charity stripe in the final 3:20.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Biao and Fields supplied 15 points each with Biao adding six rebounds and a 7-for-10 mark from the line. Bryon Strebfinished with 11 points and Jevonte Williams added 10 points and five rebounds.
- Ian Florence-Washington chipped in nine points, Eli Larson added eight points and 11 boards and Goode Jr. registered seven points. Brennan Harmer dished out a game-high seven assists and recorded a game-best four steals to go with four points.
- Matt Parkinson paced the Bengals with a game-high 26 points and Nigel Burch added 18 points and nine rebounds.
- Canton shot 42 % from the field and 30% from three-point range, while Buffalo state finished with marks of nearly 37% and 33%, respectively.
- The Roos held a 39-21 advantage in bench points, while the Bengals controlled second chance points 16-9.
WHAT’S NEXT?
The men’s basketball team will play its third game in four days when it plays an exhibition at NCAA Division I Le Moyne College on Monday at 7 p.m.
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About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York’s premier college for career-driven bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY’s leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 23 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.
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