Canisius Golden Griffins at Quinnipiac Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
86 - 74
86 - 74
Canisius downs Quinnipiac 86-74
Jordan Heath opened with a 3-pointer and Canisius (15-7, 9-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) jumped to an 18-6 lead, and then ripped an 11-2 run to lead 29-11. Evan Conti's layup with 56 seconds to play cut the lead to nine, and Quinnipiac trailed 41-32 at halftime. Canisius shot 53.3 percent in the half to just 29.7 percent for Quinnipiac.
Quinnipiac (12-8, 7-4) scored in short bursts to close the gap to seven early in the second half, but Canisius replied with a 7-1 run for a 68-54 lead at 5:42, then held Quinnipiac at arm's length down the stretch.
Chris Perez scored 15 for Canisius and Heath grabbed 10 rebounds.
Zaid Hearst led Quinnipiac with 33 points, Evan Conti scored 11 and Ike Azotam had 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ike Azotam made Dunk. Assisted by Zaid Hearst. | 86 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Zaid Hearst Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Chris Perez missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:48 | Zaid Hearst made Jumper. | 86 - 72 |
Statistics
 CAN |
 QUIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-56 | FG | 26-70 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 6-27 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 20-28 | FT | 16-19 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: M&T Bank Arena
Location: Hamden, CT
Attendance: 2,503 | Capacity:
Location: Hamden, CT
Attendance: 2,503 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |