Columbia Lions at Quinnipiac Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
86 - 78
86 - 78
Hickman scores 23 points, Columbia beats Quinnipiac 86-78
Columbia (2-1) shot 51.8 percent from the floor compared with 32.4 percent for Quinnipiac (0-2).
Petrasek had a dunk and a layup and Hickman added a layup and the Lions tied the score at 23 with 8:44 left before halftime. Columbia then used a 25-7 run to build a 48-30 lead at the break.
The Lions led in double digits for the majority of the second half.
Mikey Dixon led Quinnipiac with 17 points, Chaise Daniels had 4 points and six rebounds and Abdulai Bundu contributed 13 points and nine rebounds. Quinnipiac missed 14 free throws on the night.
Its Columbia's first-ever win in the four-game series. The schools hadn't played each other since a 63-51 Bobcats win on Dec. 23, 2009.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Daniel Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chaise Daniels. | 86 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Chaise Daniels Offensive Rebound. | 86 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Reggie Oliver missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:16 | CJ Davis made Free Throw. | 86 - 75 |
Statistics
COLU |
QUIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-56 | FG | 23-71 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 9-30 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 22-31 | FT | 23-37 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 29 | Fouls | 23 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: M&T Bank Arena
Location: Hamden, CT
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Location: Hamden, CT
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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 |


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