Pioneers Win 15th on the Season
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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SUNY Canton (7-16) | 18 | 21 | 39 | |
Alfred St. (15-8) | 17 | 36 | 53 |
SUNY Canton
Game Statistics | SUNY Canton | Alfred St. |
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Field Goals | (14-58) | (20-57) |
Field Goal % | 24.1% | 35.1% |
Rebounds | 40 | 46 |
Assists | 7 | 17 |
Turnovers | 18 | 17 |
Pts off Turnovers | 9 | 14 |
2nd Chance Pts | 8 | 13 |
Pts in the Paint | 22 | 26 |
Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 2 |
Bench Pts | 11 | 4 |
The Alfred State men's basketball team got the offense going in the 2nd half and defeated SUNY Canton 53-39 to improve to 15-8 on the season. The Pioneers trailed 18-17 at halftime but shot 58.3% in the 2nd half to take control.
Neither team could get much going offensively in the 1st half as the Pioneers shot 18.2% and the Roos shot 25%. Canton went into half with the one point, 18-17, halftime lead but the Pioneers got things going early in the 2nd half. With the game tied at 22-22 with 17:24 remaining, the blue & gold scored the next eight points and never looked back. They built a lead as big as 14 with under four minutes left.
Dante Jordan (New York/Law & Public) was 8 for 13 from the field and led three Pioneers in double figures with 17 points and seven boards. Alexshay Pearce (Rochester/Charlotte) hit three 3-pointers and finished with 14, and Tyler Elliott (Perry) recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Juwan Toliver (Buffalo/McKinley) passed out a game high eight assists.
The Pioneers shot 35.1% from the feild for the game and held a 47 to 40 advantage on the boards.
Canton (7-16) was led by Andrew Fitch's 12 points and eight boards. Jordan Stewart finished with six. The Roos shot 24.1% from the field for the game and were 2 for 27 from beyond the 3-point arc.
The Pioneers are home for the final time on Friday when they host Morrisville. Opening tip-off is slated for 6 p.m.