Canisius Golden Griffins at Fairfield Stags
· MAAC Championship - 1st Round
Cruz leads Fairfield over Canisius 72-50 in MAAC tourney
Taj Benning had 15 points for the Stags (15-17). Caleb Green added 10 points and six assists. Supreme Cook had nine rebounds.
Akrum Ahemed topped the Golden Grifins (11-21) with nine poitns. Armon Harried had six rebounds and three blocks, but he made just 3 of 14 shots and scored six. Xzavier Long added five points and 10 rebounds.
Jordan Henderson, Canisius' second-leading scorer heading into the contest at 11 points per game, shot only 14 percent for the game (2 of 14).
No. 7 seed Fairfield advances to play No. 2 seed Saint Peter's on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Fairfield: 59.9%
Canisius: 40.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Canisius Offensive Rebound. | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Henderson missed Jumper. | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Fairfield Turnover. | 50 - 72 |
Statistics
 CAN |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-64 | FG | 26-57 |
| 26.6 | Field Goal % | 45.6 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 21.7 | Three Point % | 46.7 |
| 11-16 | FT | 13-18 |
| 68.8 | Free Throw % | 72.2 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Capacity:
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 12-3 | - | 19-5 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-3 | - | 16-10 |
| Merrimack | 11-5 | 1.5 | 14-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 9-6 | 3 | 16-10 |
| Iona | 9-7 | 3.5 | 12-15 |
| Manhattan | 8-7 | 4 | 13-11 |
| Sacred Heart | 8-7 | 4 | 12-14 |
| Siena | 8-8 | 4.5 | 13-14 |
| Fairfield | 6-10 | 6.5 | 10-17 |
| Rider | 6-10 | 6.5 | 10-17 |
| Niagara | 5-10 | 7 | 10-16 |
| Saint Peter's | 4-11 | 8 | 9-14 |
| Canisius | 2-13 | 10 | 2-24 |