Canisius Golden Griffins at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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71 - 65
71 - 65
Baron, Canisius top Niagara 71-65
With the game tied at 63, Chris Perez drove the lane and finished with 57 seconds to play for a 65-63 Canisius lead. Antoine Mason missed a 3 with 40 seconds remaining, and Baron closed the game by making 6 of 6 from the line to preserve the win.
Down 37-32 at half, Canisius (17-9, 11-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) fell behind by as many as 11 before a 9-0 run tied the game at 52 with 9:38 left. Perez added 17 points for Canisius.
The game featured two of the nation's top-five scorers as Mason entered the game first nationally at 26.3 points per game and Baron fifth at 23.6.
Mason scored 17 for Niagara (6-20, 3-12). Marcus Ware had 13 points and 12 rebounds while Wesley Myers added 10 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Canisius Deadball Team Rebound. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Antoine Mason missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Billy Baron made Free Throw. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Billy Baron made Free Throw. | 70 - 65 |
Statistics
 CAN |
 NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-59 | FG | 26-70 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 17-22 | FT | 9-15 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Gallagher Center
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 2,002 | Capacity:
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 2,002 | 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 |