Marist Red Foxes at Canisius Golden Griffins
· MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
73 - 77
73 - 77
Valenti lifts Canisius past Marist, 77-73 in Metro Atlantic
Valenti gave the Golden Griffins a 74-70 lead with 1:10 remaining but missed a free throw that would have completed the 3-point play, then made another layup to make it 76-72 with :49 remaining.
Khallid Hart tried a 3-pointer to tie with :21 left but Kassius Robertson blocked the shot. Kiefer Douse hit the first of two free throws with eight seconds left to put the game out of reach.
Canisius (18-14) advances to play No. 2 seed St. Peter's on Friday.
Valenti finished with 23 points to lead the Golden Griffins. Douse contributed 17 points and Robertson added another 12.
Brian Parker scored 22 points off the bench to lead Marist (8-24). Hart added 16 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kiefer Douse Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Khallid Hart missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Ryan Funk Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kiefer Douse missed Free Throw. | 73 - 77 |
Statistics
MRST |
CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-55 | FG | 27-58 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 3-22 | 3PT | 8-16 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 16-22 | FT | 15-19 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 5 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY
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Location: Albany, NY
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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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