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Griffs Win Without Reese, Bona Loses

Canisius wins without suspended forward Isaiah Reese, St. Bona loses to Davidson.
Credit: Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images
SYRACUSE, NY - DECEMBER 29: Head coach Mark Schmidt of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walks on the court before the game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on December 29, 2018 in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse defeats St. Bonaventure 81-47. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Takal Molson scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with 42 seconds left, and Canisius defeated Quinnipiac 75-70 on Friday night.     

Molson's bucket began a 7-2 game-ending run in which he made four free throws.     

Molson had a 3-pointer and a dunk as the Golden Griffins scored the first 10 points of the game and led 44-29 at halftime. They kept the lead until the Bobcats rallied to tie for the only time at 1:09 left on a 3-pointer by Cameron Young.     

Jordan Henderson added 14 points and Malik Johnson 12 for Canisius (9-12, 6-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which has won four of its last five and swept the season series from Quinnipiac after winning the first meeting 65-63 on Jan. 17.    

Young finished with 30 points and Jacob Rigoni 18 for the Bobcats (10-10, 5-4). Canisius was without forward Isaiah Reese who was indefinitely suspended before the game for "conduct detrimental to the team."

Kellan Grady scored 29 points Friday night and powered a late run that helped Davidson pull away to beat St. Bonaventure 75-66.    

Davidson (16-5, 7-1 Atlantic 10) won its fourth straight and moved into a tie with George Mason (7-1) for first place in the conference standings.    

The Wildcats trailed by one with six minutes to go before Grady scored all the points in an 8-0 run that gave Davidson a 64-57 lead.     

Jon Axel Gudmunsson followed with a pair of 3-pointers that extended the Wildcats' lead to 70-59 with 1:18 to go. Gudmunsson finished with 19 points and made 5 of 6 free throws to secure the win.     

Grady was 10 of 17 from the field and 5 of 9 from 3-point range. Luke Frampton added 19 points for Davidson, which trailed by 10 points at halftime.   

Kyle Lofton had 24 points and Courtney Stockard added 18 for the Bonnies (8-13, 4-4).

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