Canisius Golden Griffins vs Quinnipiac Bobcats
Quinnipiac pulls off upset of Canisius 72-69
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Cameron Young scored 17 points with 11 rebounds and Quinnipiac, the No. 7 seed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, upset second-seeded Canisius 72-69 in a quarterfinal matchup on Friday night.
The Bobcats (12-20) advance to a Sunday semifinal to play the winner of No. 3 seed Niagara versus sixth-seeded Fairfield who play Saturday.
Aaron Robinson's 3-pointer put Quinnipiac up 66-60 with 2:32 left before a 6-2 Canisius spurt made it a two-point contest. Young made a pair of foul shots with 42 seconds to go before Jermaine Crumpton followed with a 3-point play with 36 seconds left.
Rich Kelly's layup put Quinnipiac up 72-69 with 10 seconds remaining, but Takal Molson missed a 3 and Crumpton missed a layup to end it. Kelly finished with 16 points, Jacob Rigoni scored 12 and Abdulai Bundu finished with 10 rebounds.
Crumpton led Canisius (21-11) with 22 points and 11 rebounds but missed half his 16 free-throw attempts. Isaiah Reese scored 13 and Molson scored 10.
Game Information
Albany, NY
Referee:Clarence Armstrong
Referee:Josh White
Referee:Robert Snedden
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 16-2 | - | 20-9 |
| Siena | 12-6 | 4 | 19-10 |
| Saint Peter's | 12-6 | 4 | 15-11 |
| Marist | 12-7 | 4.5 | 18-10 |
| Quinnipiac | 11-7 | 5 | 18-11 |
| Fairfield | 10-8 | 6 | 18-11 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 10-8 | 6 | 14-15 |
| Iona | 8-10 | 8 | 16-13 |
| Manhattan | 8-10 | 8 | 12-17 |
| Sacred Heart | 8-11 | 8.5 | 12-18 |
| Canisius | 4-14 | 12 | 9-20 |
| Niagara | 4-14 | 12 | 7-21 |
| Rider | 3-15 | 13 | 4-23 |
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