CANTON, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team picked up a thrilling SUNYAC win against the SUNY Canton Roos with a 66-62 final this afternoon at the Roos House.

GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 66, Canton – 62
LOCATION: Roos House – Canton, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 5-11 (3-6 SUNYAC), Canton: 3-14 (3-7 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Zee Johnson (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) and Bryce Williams (Jamaica, NY/Campus Magnet) led the Bengals with 17 points apiece.
• Chisom Ani (Elmont, NY/John Browne) had a team-high 10 rebounds.
• Williams also posted three assists, two blocks, and a steal.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Canton came out of the gates hot jumping out to a quick 20-4 lead.
• After a fast break layup from Williams, Buffalo State went on a 18-2 run to even the score at 22-22.
• Both sides would trade baskets heading into halftime as Canton had a slim 31-30 lead.
• Coming out of the break, Canton was able to stay in control. However, the Bengals never saw their deficit go past five as they eventually evened the score at 59-all with just under two minutes to go in regulation.
• Johnson hit a big layup with under one minute to go and was also able to draw a foul to give the Bengals the lead.
• After Canton began to foul the Bengals, the Roos put up one last basket at the buzzer, but were unable to catch Buffalo State.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Bryon Streb led all scorers with 24 points while Kevin Goode Jr. chipped in 21 points.
• Eli Larson added 10 points with nine rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a pair of blocks.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action on Tuesday as they will travel to Cortland for another SUNYAC matchup.