Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's BasketballHitchon carries Canisius over Florida Gulf Coast 97-90 in OT
Hitchon hit 6 of 8 3-pointers.
Jordan Henderson had 19 points and seven assists for Canisius (4-9). Xzavier Long added 16 points. Ahamadou Fofana had 13 points and six assists.
Akrum Ahemed drained a 3-pointer with four seconds left for Canisius to force overtime and the Griffins scored the first eight points of OT to secure the win.
Florida Gulf Coast scored 54 points in the second half, a season high for the team.
Tavian Dunn-Martin had 30 points and seven assists for the Eagles (10-4), whose four-game winning streak came to an end. He also committed seven turnovers. Kevin Samuel scored a season-high 20 points and had 12 rebounds. Matt Halvorsen had 10 points.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 90 - 97 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Scott Hitchon Defensive Rebound. | 90 - 97 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Tavian Dunn-Martin missed Three Point Jumper. | 90 - 97 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Akrum Ahemed made Free Throw. | 90 - 97 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Akrum Ahemed made Free Throw. | 90 - 96 |
Statistics
FGCU |
CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-74 | FG | 30-65 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 10-34 | 3PT | 13-30 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 10-13 | FT | 24-30 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 22 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 735 | Capacity:
2025-26 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-13 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| 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 |


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