Fairfield Stags at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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78 - 90
78 - 90
Canisius powers past Fairfield in 90-78 win
Trailing by as many as 12 points in the first half, Canisius (19-10, 13-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) closed the gap with a 14-2 run that stretched into the second half and tied the game at 47 on a dunk by Chris Manhertz with 16:49 to play. The lead traded back and forth over the next 3 minutes before the Golden Griffins took it away for good on a Jordan Heath layup that made it 56-55 and then steadily pulled away.
Chris Perez contributed 13 points, while Heath and Phil Valenti had 11 each for the Griffs, who shot 52 percent from the field to snap Fairfield's four-game win streak on the Canisius home court.
Marcus Gilbert led Fairfield (6-23, 3-15) with 26 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Andrew Leone Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chris Perez missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Coleman Johnson made Free Throw. | 78 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound. | 77 - 90 |
Statistics
 FAIR |
 CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 27-52 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 21-29 | FT | 29-40 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Koessler Athletic Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,909 | Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,909 | 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 |