BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's been a long 44 days for the Canisius College men's basketball team after stopping play due to COVID-19 related protocols. More than a month later, the Golden Griffins were back in action against Quinnipiac on Friday afternoon.
Their last game was played on January 2, when the team defeated Saint Peter’s 63-60, and on February 12, the Golden Griffins got their first win since then, 74-67.
The Griffs started out slow in the first half trailing the entire first half going into the locker room with a 34-21 hole. In the second, Canisius 's fire lit and the team shot 51.5 percent from the field. Knocking down five 3-pointers and 14-of-18 free throws for a second half comeback.
Cansius has won their third straight game and now improves to 4-3. They'll face the Bobcats again tomorrow (Saturday) at 1pm in a back to back.
Scoring leaders:
F Jacco Fritz: 18 points and 9 rebounds
G Ahamadou Fofana: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists
G Malek Green: 11 points and 9 rebounds
