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Cato's buzzer-beater helps Roos top Presque Isle

Posted 1/22/12

(Presque Isle, Maine)- Junior forward Irving Cato (New York, N.Y.) scored off an offensive rebound at the buzzer lifting the SUNY Canton men’s basketball team to a thrilling 58-57 win over the …

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Cato's buzzer-beater helps Roos top Presque Isle

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(Presque Isle, Maine)- Junior forward Irving Cato (New York, N.Y.) scored off an offensive rebound at the buzzer lifting the SUNY Canton men’s basketball team to a thrilling 58-57 win over the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Sunday in Maine.

The Roos improved to 9-6 overall with their second win over the Owls who dropped to 3-10.

SUNY Canton trailed 57-56 with six seconds left after Presque Isle’s Aaron Hutchins nailed a deep 3-pointer to put the home team ahead. After a Presque Isle timeout, sophomore guard Khalid Vaughn (New York, N.Y.) took the inbounds pass and dribbled the length of the floor. With time winding down, Vaughn collided with a defender as he reached the paint and flipped an off-balance shot towards the basket. The ball caromed hard off the class to the left side and into the hands of a charging Cato who grabbed the ball in midair and laid it in just before the horn went off.

Vaughn led the Roos with 18 points, three rebounds and three assists and Cato finished with 16 points and five rebounds.

Freshman guard Tyler Ellison (New York, N.Y.) added eight points and three rebounds and freshman guard Vonallen Pickett (Brooklyn, N.Y.) contributed seven points and four boards.

Kyle Corrigan led the Owls with 16 points and five assists and Patrick Manifold added 14 points and 13 rebounds.

The Roos, who have played their last four games on the road, return home on Wednesday, Jan. 25 when they host Paul Smith’s College at 7 p.m.