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Fairfield Stags at Canisius Golden Griffins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Fairfield Stags
7-19, 3-11 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 72
Canisius Golden Griffins
12-13, 4-6 Home

Hitchon scores career-high 21 to lead Canisius to win

With Monmouth's loss to Rider on Friday, the Golden Griffins (12-13, 9-4) grabbed a half-game lead over the Hawks (9-5).

Trailing by seven with 1:18 to go, Fairfield (7-19, 4-10) cut the Golden Griffins' lead to 70-68 on Taj Benning's 3-pointer and two free throws by Neftali Alvarez. But Canisius' Malik Johnson scored the game's final points on a pair of free throws with 12.5 seconds left.

Jalanni White added 16 points for Canisius with Johnson dishing seven assists, his sixth straight game of at least seven. Canisius made 10 of 25 from the arc.

Jesus Cruz scored 18 points to lead the Stags. Jonathan Kasibabu added 16 points and Alvarez 14.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 72
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 68 - 72
2nd 0:00 Malik Johnson Defensive Rebound. 68 - 72
2nd 0:01 Aidas Kavaliauskas missed Three Point Jumper. 68 - 72
2nd 0:12 Canisius Timeout 68 - 72

Statistics

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26-57 FG 25-54
46 Field Goal % 46
5-16 3PT 10-25
31 Three Point % 40
11-13 FT 12-18
85 Free Throw % 67
36 Rebounds 27
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
24 Defensive Rebounds 19
10 Assists 18
6 Steals 10
1 Blocks 8
17 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 19
10 Fast Break Points 5
42 Points in Paint 24
17 Fouls 16
9 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Koessler Athletic Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,039 | 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