NCAAB

Fairfield Stags at Canisius Golden Griffins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Fairfield Stags
16-11, 6-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 71
Canisius Golden Griffins
11-17, 5-7 Home

Nelson, Johnson help Fairfield edge Canisius 74-71

Kassius Robertson got a friendly bounce on a 3-pointer with 1:01 to play to pull Canisius within 70-69. Johnson, who was 9 of 14 from the line this season, was fouled as the shot clock wound down and he made 1 of 2 free throws with 30.7 seconds left. After a miss by the Golden Griffins, Johnson was fouled again and made both free throws with 7.6 seconds left to make it 73-69.

Malcolm McMillian scored a quick layup but the Golden Griffins never got another chance.

Marcus Gilbert added 17 points and Curtis Cobb 15 for Fairfield (16-11, 10-7 Mid-Atlantic), which has won four straight.

McMillan had 15 points and Kevin Bleeker 14 for Canisius, which led 40-34 at the half but shot 33 percent in the second when Fairfield shot 61 percent.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 71
2nd 0:03 Phil Valenti Defensive Rebound. 74 - 71
2nd 0:03 Tyler Nelson made Free Throw. 74 - 71
2nd 0:03 Foul on Kiefer Douse. 73 - 71
2nd 0:03 Fairfield Timeout 73 - 71

Statistics

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24-48 FG 27-63
50 Field Goal % 43
10-24 3PT 7-18
42 Three Point % 39
16-21 FT 10-15
76 Free Throw % 67
29 Rebounds 36
6 Offensive Rebounds 16
23 Defensive Rebounds 20
14 Assists 12
7 Steals 6
11 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 13
9 Fast Break Points 8
20 Points in Paint 38
18 Fouls 16
7 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Koessler Athletic Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,137 | 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