Quinnipiac Bobcats at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
78 - 76
Quinnipiac holds off Canisius 78-76
Giovanni McLean scored 12 points, Ayron Hutton 10, and the Bobcats (3-4, 1-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) outrebounded the Griffins 45-33 and got 18 second-chance points off 16 offensive rebounds.
Trailing 35-33 at halftime, Phil Valenti hit two 3s and Kassius Robertson another and Canisius took a 44-41 lead. Dimitri Floras hit a 3 to spark a 10-0 run and Quinnipiac was back on top 60-53, led by as many as 10, and held on despite being outshot 9-0 down the stretch.
Canisius (3-4, 1-1), which beat Monmouth 96-86 Friday night, played back-to-back MAAC games for its first time to avoid a scheduling conflict with Sunday's Buffalo Bills-Houston Texans football game.
Valenti scored a career-high 25 points, Robertson added 15 and Jamal Reynolds 11 for Canisius.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Quinnipiac Deadball Team Rebound. | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Phil Valenti missed Jumper. | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Phil Valenti Offensive Rebound. | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jamal Reynolds missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 78 - 76 |
Statistics
 QUIN |
 CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-61 | FG | 27-68 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 8-30 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 14-18 | FT | 14-20 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 984 | 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 |