Canisius beats Quinnipiac 82-74
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Isaiah Reese scored 20 points, Jermaine Crumpton added 19 and Canisius beat Quinnipiac 82-74 on Monday night.
Quinnipiac cut a 16-point deficit down to two points on three occasions down the stretch but Jonathan Sanks answered the first with a 3-pointer, pushed the lead to four with two free throws and Scott Hitchon's dunk made it 72-68 with four minutes remaining.
Reese and Crumpton each made four 3-pointers as Canisius hit 13 of 27 from distance. The Golden Griffins shot 48 percent from the field and hit 19-of-27 free throws.
Takal Molson grabbed 10 rebounds but Canisius (9-7, 3-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) was outrebounded 43-28. Hitchon added a career-high eight points. The Golden Griffins won their fifth straight game and moved to 3-0 in MAAC play for just the third time in program history.
Cameron Young scored 23 points on 3-of-13 shooting for Quinnipiac (5-10, 2-1). Young hit 16-of-20 foul shots as the Bobcats were 26 of 33 from the free-throw line. Chaise Daniels added 11 points and Abdulai Bundu scored seven with a career-high 16 rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Kitts
- Robert Riley
- Ryan Corbett
2023-24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 24-10 |
Fairfield | 14-6 | 1 | 24-13 |
Marist | 12-8 | 3 | 18-13 |
Saint Peter's | 12-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
Rider | 12-8 | 3 | 15-17 |
Niagara | 11-9 | 4 | 16-16 |
Iona | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
Mount St. Mary's | 9-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
Canisius | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
Manhattan | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
Siena | 3-17 | 12 | 4-28 |