Manhattan Jaspers at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
94 - 86
Richards scores 32 points; Manhattan beats Canisius 94-86
The Jaspers (6-8, 3-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) have won five of six since snapping a five-game skid. The Golden Griffins (7-8, 2-3) have lost back-to-back games after winning four in a row.
Richards was 11 of 14 from the floor with six 3-pointers. Rich Williams added 19 points with a career-best five assists, and matched a career-high with 11 rebounds for Manhattan.
Phil Valenti scored 26 points to lead Canisius. Malcolm McMillan added 17 points.
Isaiah Gurley made two 3-pointers and Valenti added three points as part of a 9-2 spurt to pull Canisius to 75-73. RaShawn Stores answered with a 3, Calvin Crawford made a layup, and Richards added another 3-pointer to stretch the Jaspers' lead to 83-75 with two minutes left.
Manhattan made 11 of 12 free throws to seal it.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 94 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Isaiah Gurley made Layup. | 94 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Thomas Capuano made Free Throw. | 94 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Thomas Capuano made Free Throw. | 93 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Foul on Chris Atkinson. | 92 - 84 |
Statistics
 MAN |
 CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-52 | FG | 25-50 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 14-22 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 64 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 22-29 | FT | 27-35 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 27 | Fouls | 24 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 725 | 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 |