Bucknell Bison at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 83
Fritz scores in final second to give Canisius 83-81 win
The teams swapped the lead throughout the second half with Andrew Funk giving Bucknell an 81-79 lead after he drained a 3-pointer with 46 seconds left in the game. Johnson followed with a jumper to tie. Bucknell was setting up a play when Avi Toomer lost the ball out of bounds with seven seconds remaining. The Golden Grifffins then took the victory when Johnson zipped a pass to Fritz on his way to the winning bucket.
Johnson finished with a career-best 27 points while dishing out six assists. Jordan Henderson also had a career high with 17 points. Fritz finished with 12 for Canisius (1-2).
Toomer drained 3 of 5 from distance to total 20 points as Bucknell (2-2) nailed 15 of 30 from beyond the arc. Funk added 15 points.
Canisius will host St. Bonaventure next Saturday. Bucknell will be at Penn State on Tuesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jacco Fritz made Layup. Assisted by Malik Johnson. | 81 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Canisius Timeout | 81 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Avi Toomer Turnover. | 81 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Bucknell Timeout | 81 - 81 |
Statistics
 BUCK |
 CAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-55 | FG | 34-57 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 60 |
| 15-30 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 12-15 | FT | 9-21 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 43 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 984 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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