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Canisius Golden Griffins at Fairfield Stags

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Canisius Golden Griffins
8-18, 0-14 Away
Final
76 - 80
Fairfield Stags
12-13, 5-7 Home

Cruz scores 25 to lift Fairfield past Canisius 80-76 in OT

Caleb Green made the go-ahead jumper for the Stags with 13 seconds left in overtime and Jalen Leach finished it off with a pair of free throws.

Cruz shot 9 for 12 from the field, including 5 of 6 on 3-pointers. He added eight rebounds.

Taj Benning had 17 points for Fairfield (12-13, 6-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Supreme Cook added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Malek Green had 19 points for the Golden Griffins (8-18, 4-11). Jordan Henderson added 15 points. Xzavier Long had 15 points and six rebounds.

The Stags improve to 2-0 against the Golden Griffins this season. Fairfield defeated Canisius 74-68 on Dec. 3.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 80
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 76 - 80
3rd 0:00 Fairfield Defensive Rebound. 76 - 80
3rd 0:00 Armon Harried missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 80
3rd 0:02 Canisius Timeout 76 - 80

Statistics

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28-59 FG 27-53
47 Field Goal % 51
4-17 3PT 9-22
24 Three Point % 41
16-23 FT 17-18
70 Free Throw % 94
32 Rebounds 27
13 Offensive Rebounds 7
19 Defensive Rebounds 20
8 Assists 11
6 Steals 5
1 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 18
6 Fast Break Points 9
44 Points in Paint 30
17 Fouls 20
3 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: Total Mortgage Arena

Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,041 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Saint Peter's 8-1 - 11-6
Merrimack 8-1 - 12-8
Marist 6-3 2 12-6
Quinnipiac 6-3 2 13-7
Siena 6-3 2 13-7
Iona 4-5 4 12-8
Mount St. Mary's 4-5 4 8-12
Manhattan 4-6 4.5 8-13
Canisius 3-5 4.5 8-11
Fairfield 3-6 5 11-9
Sacred Heart 3-6 5 7-13
Niagara 2-6 5.5 5-13
Rider 1-8 7 2-16
Full Standings