Canisius Golden Griffins at Fairfield Stags
· MAAC Championship - 1st Round
Cruz leads Fairfield over Canisius 72-50 in MAAC tourney
Taj Benning had 15 points for the Stags (15-17). Caleb Green added 10 points and six assists. Supreme Cook had nine rebounds.
Akrum Ahemed topped the Golden Grifins (11-21) with nine poitns. Armon Harried had six rebounds and three blocks, but he made just 3 of 14 shots and scored six. Xzavier Long added five points and 10 rebounds.
Jordan Henderson, Canisius' second-leading scorer heading into the contest at 11 points per game, shot only 14 percent for the game (2 of 14).
No. 7 seed Fairfield advances to play No. 2 seed Saint Peter's on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Canisius Offensive Rebound. | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Henderson missed Jumper. | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Fairfield Turnover. | 50 - 72 |
Statistics
 CAN |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-64 | FG | 26-57 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 11-16 | FT | 13-18 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart | 1-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Siena | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-2 |
| Iona | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Marist | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-2 |
| Fairfield | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-3 |
| Quinnipiac | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-3 |
| Canisius | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-4 |
| Manhattan | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-5 |
| Merrimack | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-6 |
| Saint Peter's | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| Niagara | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-5 |
| Rider | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1-5 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 0-1 | 1 | 2-7 |