Quinnipiac Bobcats at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 81
88 - 81
Quinnipiac defeats Canisius 88-81
Evan Conti hit a 3-pointer to give Quinnipiac a 15-12 lead at 12:53 to play in the first half and the Bobcats led the rest of the way. The win puts Quinnipiac in a two-way tie with Manhattan for second place and a game and a half back of Iona for the top spot in the conference.
Zaid Hearst made 17 of 18 free throws and finished with 21 points and five assists for Quinnipiac (18-8, 13-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which has a six-game winning streak.
Billy Baron scored 31 points and dished out six assists to lead Canisius (18-10, 12-5). Chris Manhertz and Chris Perez both added 14 points for the Golden Griffins.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Chris Perez made Layup. | 88 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Ousmane Drame made Dunk. Assisted by Zaid Hearst. | 88 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Chris Perez made Layup. | 86 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Umar Shannon made Free Throw. | 86 - 77 |
Statistics
 QUIN |
 CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 33-75 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 31-36 | FT | 7-10 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Koessler Athletic Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 2,196 | Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 2,196 | 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 |