Monmouth Hawks at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
66 - 80
Molson leads hot-shooting Canisius past Monmouth
After the score was tied at 32 at halftime, Canisius opened with an 18-7 run to take an 11-point lead early in the second half. The outburst included four 3-pointers, one each from Molson and Isaiah Reese and two by Scott Hitchon. Monmouth briefly cut the Golden Griffins' lead to nine but Canisius responded and led by double-digits for the last 14 minutes of the game.
Jonathan Sanks scored 14 points with five rebounds for the Golden Griffins (8-11, 5-2 MAAC) and Reese and Hitchon scored 11 apiece. Molson added five rebounds and four assists.
Ray Salnave and Deion Hammond scored 14 points each for the Hawks (6-15, 5-3).
Canisius distributed the ball well, with 21 assists on 29 baskets. Reese led the way with seven assists, although he had five turnovers. Monmouth had only 8 assists on 21 makes.
Canisius led through much of the early going before an 11-4 run by Monmouth gave the Hawks a 30-24 lead near the five-minute mark of the first half. The Golden Griffins rallied and the score was tied at 32 at halftime.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Canisius Turnover. | 66 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Sam Ibiezugbe made Layup. | 66 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Sam Ibiezugbe Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Samuel Chaput missed Jumper. | 64 - 80 |
Statistics
 MONM |
 CAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-56 | FG | 29-49 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 11-21 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 20-25 | FT | 11-23 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 48 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Assists | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,221 | Capacity:
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |
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 |