Stewart scores 13 to lift Manhattan over Canisius 70-65
Samir Stewart had 13 points as Manhattan edged past Canisius 70-65 on Sunday.
Samir Stewart had 13 points as Manhattan edged past Canisius 70-65 on Sunday.
Scott Hitchon scored a career-high 21 points with five 3-pointers and Canisius held on to beat Fairfield 72-68 on Friday night and take over first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Takal Molson had 21 points as Canisius narrowly defeated St. Peter's 64-60 on Sunday.
Jonathan Sanks banked in a 3-pointer with 7.9 seconds left to lift Canisius to an 81-80 victory over Rider on Friday night, ending the Broncs' 17-game home win streak.
Aleksandar Dozic scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, David Knudsen added 15 points and Marist beat Canisius 78-71 in overtime on Monday night.
Takal Molson scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with 42 seconds left, and Canisius defeated Quinnipiac 75-70 on Friday night.
Marvin Prochet scored 19 points and Niagara built a 15-point lead through the first half and held on to post a 78-70 win over archrival Canisius in the oldest rivalry in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Wednesday night.
Takal Molson had 18 points, Canisius shot 64 percent in the second half, and the Golden Griffins defeated Monmouth 80-66 on Thursday night.
Jibreel Faulkner scored 16 points, Isaiah Reese grabbed nine rebounds and added 15 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, and Canisius rallied to beat Fairfield 73-68 on Saturday.
Takal Molson scored the go-ahead layup with 5.6 seconds remaining and Canisius defeated Quinnipiac 65-63 on Thursday night.
BIGGEST WINNERS (04Jan2018): Congratulations Tulsa (AAC), Drake (MVC), UL Lafayette (Sun Belt), Canisius (MAAC), UMBC (America East), Radford (Big South), Colgate (Patriot), Robert Morris (NEC) and New Orleans (SLC). All are surprising early leaders in their respective conferences and thus appear as automatic qualifiers in the latest Bracketology.
The MAAC tournament will run from Thursday through Monday in Albany. Check out the conference tournament bracket, and check back for updates as title games from each conference go final.
If you eliminate Isaiah Briscoe's 5-for-6 tally, Kentucky's starters opened the game against Canisius with a 3-for-17 stretch. Welcome to Division I basketball for these young guys. Malik Monk and Bam Adebayo both started 0-for-5.
Kentucky will recover from its rocky start against Canisius, which did a great job of pushing the tempo and being active on the glass. Shocked the Wildcats. But if Kentucky starts like this against Michigan State at the Champions Classic, they'll face a greater early deficit. Not enough energy early.
Reggie Witherspoon, who spent more than 13 seasons coaching at Buffalo, is returning to the city to coach Canisius College.
Jim Baron is retiring as the head basketball coach at Canisius after four seasons at the school.
A.J. English had 20 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, and Isaiah Williams added 18 as the second-seeded Gaels knocked off the Golden Griffins 73-55 to advance to the semifinals. Box score
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 6-4 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 4 |