
Niagara Purple Eagles at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's BasketballDinkins scores 16, Canisius wins 69-59 over Niagara

Dinkins shot 7 for 11, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Golden Griffins (11-15, 6-10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Devean Williams scored 15 points while going 6 of 14 (3 for 6 from 3-point range), and added five rebounds. TJ Gadsden had 12 points and was 4 of 9 shooting, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 6 from the line.
The Purple Eagles (14-12, 10-6) were led in scoring by Braxton Bayless, who finished with 17 points and two steals. Harlan Obioha added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Niagara. In addition, Kwane Marble II had 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals.
Both teams next play Friday. Canisius hosts Mount St. Mary's and Niagara plays Rider at home.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 69 |
2nd 0:23 | Cam Palesse Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 69 |
2nd 0:27 | Randy Tucker missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 69 |
2nd 0:31 | TJ Gadsden made Free Throw. | 59 - 69 |
2nd 0:31 | Canisius Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 68 |
Statistics
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18-50 | FG | 27-58 |
36.0 | Field Goal % | 46.6 |
2-10 | 3PT | 7-16 |
20.0 | Three Point % | 43.8 |
21-27 | FT | 8-15 |
77.8 | Free Throw % | 53.3 |
31 | Rebounds | 39 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
6 | Assists | 12 |
6 | Steals | 6 |
1 | Blocks | 4 |
12 | Turnovers | 12 |
3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
30 | Points in Paint | 24 |
14 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,501 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
Merrimack | 14-6 | 1 | 18-15 |
Marist | 13-7 | 2 | 20-10 |
Mount St. Mary's | 12-8 | 3 | 23-13 |
Manhattan | 12-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
Iona | 12-8 | 3 | 17-17 |
Sacred Heart | 10-10 | 5 | 15-18 |
Siena | 9-11 | 6 | 14-18 |
Rider | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 |
Fairfield | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
Saint Peter's | 7-13 | 8 | 12-16 |
Niagara | 6-14 | 9 | 11-20 |
Canisius | 3-17 | 12 | 3-28 |