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Canisius Golden Griffins at Rider Broncs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Canisius Golden Griffins
20-10, 9-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 66
Rider Broncs
13-15, 6-7 Home

Baron scores 29, Canisius cruises past Rider 79-66

The Golden Griffins (20-10, 14-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) built a 36-21 halftime advantage and led by no less than nine in the second.

Baron was 5 of 7 from 3-point range and Canisius was 10 of 21. Jordan Heath added 21 points, Zach Lewis scored 14 and Chris Perez 10.

Canisius reached 20 wins for the eighth time in program history and for the first time in back-to-back seasons since 1994-95.

The Griffins also moved into a three-way tie for second place in the conference with Quinnipiac and Manhattan. Canisius will visit Manhattan on March 2.

Jimmie Taylor and Anthony Myles had 15 points apiece for Rider (13-15, 9-10) which trailed after the opening minutes. Tommy Pereira had 11 points and Zedric Sadler scored 10.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 66
2nd 0:05 Brandon Channer made Layup. 79 - 66
2nd 0:08 Jimmie Taylor Steal. 79 - 64
2nd 0:08 Chris Perez Turnover. 79 - 64
2nd 0:27 Josiah Heath Defensive Rebound. 79 - 64

Statistics

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29-54 FG 20-50
54 Field Goal % 40
10-21 3PT 11-27
48 Three Point % 41
11-14 FT 15-20
79 Free Throw % 75
32 Rebounds 28
5 Offensive Rebounds 7
27 Defensive Rebounds 21
16 Assists 13
9 Steals 7
2 Blocks 0
11 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
17 Fouls 13

Game Information

Venue: Alumni Gymnasium (Rider)

Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Attendance: 1,650 | 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
Full Standings