Strong Finish Propels Men’s Basketball to 70-63 Win at SUNY Canton

CANTON, N.Y.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's basketball team used a 16-0 run in the final five minutes to earn a 70-63 victory at SUNY Canton Friday afternoon.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 70, SUNY Canton 63
Records: Lions (6-13, 3-7 NAC) | Roos (8-11, 4-4 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene sported a narrow 34-33 halftime lead after Martinie Kamga (Yaounde, Cameroon) tossed a layup at the buzzer to end the first frame.
• After a tight opening 10 minutes of the second stanza, SUNY Canton strung together a 12-2 run to seize a 63-54 advantage with 4:47 remaining.
• The visitors jumped ahead 64-63 on a bucket by Elijah Bishop (St. Louis, Mo.) with 1:46 left to play.
• The Lions finished the contest with 16 unanswered points to capture a 70-63 win.
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:        

• Darrell Hardge (Hialeah, Fla.) scored a game-high 24 points to go with four assists.
• Elijah Bishop (St. Louis, Mo.) netted 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds off the bench.
• Khabri Davis (Peoria, Ariz.) notched 11 points and six boards.
• Martinie Kamga (Yaounde, Cameroon) tallied eight points and hauled in 13 rebounds.
• Eastern Nazarene shot 36.9% from the floor and connected on 8-of-27 from three-point range.
• SUNY Canton finished with a field-goal percentage of 33.3% to go with a 20% clip from behind the arc.
• Kevin Goode Jr. paced the Roos with 17 points while Eli Larson recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

                                                                            
LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene returns home to battle Vermont State Johnson January 21.