Canisius Golden Griffins at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cruz scores 25 to lift Fairfield past Canisius 80-76 in OT
Caleb Green made the go-ahead jumper for the Stags with 13 seconds left in overtime and Jalen Leach finished it off with a pair of free throws.
Cruz shot 9 for 12 from the field, including 5 of 6 on 3-pointers. He added eight rebounds.
Taj Benning had 17 points for Fairfield (12-13, 6-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Supreme Cook added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Malek Green had 19 points for the Golden Griffins (8-18, 4-11). Jordan Henderson added 15 points. Xzavier Long had 15 points and six rebounds.
The Stags improve to 2-0 against the Golden Griffins this season. Fairfield defeated Canisius 74-68 on Dec. 3.
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Matchup Prediction
Fairfield: 78.5%
Canisius: 21.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 76 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Fairfield Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Armon Harried missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Canisius Timeout | 76 - 80 |
Statistics
 CAN |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 27-53 |
| 47.5 | Field Goal % | 50.9 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 23.5 | Three Point % | 40.9 |
| 16-23 | FT | 17-18 |
| 69.6 | Free Throw % | 94.4 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 8 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,041 | Capacity:
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,041 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 13-3 | - | 20-5 |
| Quinnipiac | 13-3 | - | 17-10 |
| Merrimack | 12-5 | 1.5 | 15-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 10-6 | 3 | 17-10 |
| Iona | 9-8 | 4.5 | 12-16 |
| Manhattan | 8-8 | 5 | 13-12 |
| Sacred Heart | 8-8 | 5 | 12-15 |
| Siena | 8-9 | 5.5 | 13-15 |
| Fairfield | 6-10 | 7 | 10-17 |
| Rider | 6-11 | 7.5 | 10-18 |
| Saint Peter's | 5-11 | 8 | 10-14 |
| Niagara | 5-11 | 8 | 10-17 |
| Canisius | 3-13 | 10 | 3-24 |