Saint Peter's Peacocks at Lafayette Leopards
· NCAA Men's Basketball
86 - 82
Griffin comes on late, Saint Peter's holds on in 86-82 win
Griffin, who finished with a career-high 37 points, drained a 3-pointer to give the Peacocks (2-3) a 77-74 lead with 2:15 to go, hit another 3 and then two free throws to make it 82-76 with 39 seconds left. Alex Petrie connected from distance twice to bring Lafayette within range at 84-82 with 12 seconds to go. Griffin was sent to the line after a quick foul and made both. Petrie missed a final 3-point try and Quinn Taylor corralled the defensive rebound as time ran out.
Petrie, a freshman, finished with a season-high 25 points with seven 3-pointers for the Leopards (0-5). Petrie hadn't made more than three 3s in a game this season. Matt Klinewski led with a season-best 30.
Saint Peter's two big men, Sam Idowu and Julian Powell each fouled out and Taylor recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Quinn Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Alex Petrie missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Nick Griffin made Free Throw. | 86 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Nick Griffin made Free Throw. | 85 - 82 |
Statistics
 SPU |
 LAF |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-60 | FG | 25-44 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 14-26 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 54 |
| 15-17 | FT | 18-20 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 29 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Easton, PA
Attendance: 1,745 | 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 |
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |