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Tre Dinkins looks to score between two Quinnipiac players in a MAAC men's basketball game at the Koessler Athletic Center on Dec. 1, 2023.
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73
Quinnipiac QU 5-2,0-1 MAAC
93
Winner Canisius Canis 5-3,1-0 MAAC
Quinnipiac QU
5-2,0-1 MAAC
73
Final
93
Canisius Canis
5-3,1-0 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Quinnipiac QU 33 40 73
Canisius Canis 47 46 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Starts MAAC Play with Win Over Quinnipiac

Canisius junior Tre Dinkins scored a career-high 21 points and senior Siem Uijtendaal added a season-high 20 points to help lead the Golden Griffins to a 93-73 home win over Quinnipiac in MAAC men's basketball action Friday night at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
 
The win moves Canisius to 5-3 overall and 1-0 in MAAC play, while the Bobcats slipped to 5-2 overall and 0-1 in league action with the loss. Canisius has now defeated Quinnipiac five times in the last six meetings in the series, dating back to the 2020-21 campaign.
 
Dinkins and Uijtendaal are the first two Canisius players to score 20-or more points in a game this season, and the backcourt duo led five Griffs in double-figures in the victory. Junior TJ Gadsden matched a season-high with 17 points in the victory for the Blue and Gold, while junior Frank Mitchell and sophomore Youri Fritz each added 10 points, apiece. Three different Griffs had six rebounds on the night, while Dinkins and sophomore Cam Palesse each had five assists to help fuel the Canisius offense, which shot 45.8 percent from the field, 54.2 percent (13-for-24) from 3-point land and 82.4 (14-for-17) from the free-throw line for the game.
 
For Quinnipiac, Alexis Reyes came off the bench and scored a team-high 14 points for the Bobcats, who had their three-game win streak snapped with the loss. Paul Otieno added 12 points to the Bobcats' efforts, as the team shot 38.8 percent from the field, made just 3-of-20 shots from long range and hit on 80 percent (24-for-30) of their tosses from the free-throw line.
 
GAME RECAP
With less than 8:00 left to play in the first half, Canisius turned a two-point lead into a nine-point cushion thanks to an 8-1 run over the span of 2:35 that put the Griffs up 35-26 with 5:06 left before halftime. In that run, which was started by a jumper in the paint by Mitchell, Fritz scored four points and Uijtendaal capped the run with a fast-break lay-up, forcing a Quinnipiac timeout. A traditional three-point play by Dinkins moments later gave the Griffs' their first 10-point lead at 38-28 with 4:17 left in the opening half, and the home team went into the locker room up 47-33 after Canisius closed out the first 20 minutes of play by scoring seven of the final nine points of the opening stanza.
 
Out of the locker room to start the second half, Canisius pulled away from Quinnipiac thanks to a 13-5 run over the span of 4:15 to start the frame. In that run, five different Griffs scored at least two points. A 3-point field goal by Uijtendaal, one of his four on the night, with 12:42 left on the clock put Canisius up 30 at 73-43. Canisius closed out the game by shooting 44.1 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from 3-point land in the second half, as the Blue and Gold's lead never dipped below 20 points at any time in the contest's final 17:21.
 
As a team, Canisius had a season-high 21 assists on 33-made field goals, and the team matched a season-high with 13 makes from 3-point land in the victory. The Griffs held a 44-38 advantage on the glass, with 16 of those rebounds coming off the offensive glass to help Canisius outscore Quinnipiac by a 27-7 margin in second-chance points.
   
GAME NOTES
• The game on Friday was the 22nd all-time meeting in series history. Canisius leads the series 15-7.
• The 93-points scored by the Griffs are the most for the team in a MAAC regular season game since Jan. 19, 2020 when the team beat Rider 95-86 at home.
• Canisius has now made 10-or more 3-point field goals in 59 games under eighth-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon. The Griffs are 40-19 in those contests.
• Canisius had two players score 20-or more points in a game for the first time since Feb. 12, 2023, when Gadsden had 31 points and former Griff Jordan Henderson added 20 points in a home victory over Quinnipiac.
• As a team, Canisius has been credited with 21 assists in each of its last two games against Quinnipiac, dating back to last season.
• Uijtendaal came into this season having scored in double-figures six times in his career. With his 20 points, tonight, he's now scored in double-figures in seven-straight games.
• Dinkins has made four-or more 3-point field goals in five different games this season.
• The win was the 99th for head coach Reggie Witherspoon in his time leading the Canisius program. His next win will make him just the fifth coach in the program's 120-year history to win 100 games as the Griffs' bench boss.

UP NEXT
Canisius closes out its first weekend of MAAC play on Sunday when the team hosts Saint Peter's at the Koessler Athletic Center. The game is set to tip-off at 1 p.m., and it will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The audio call can be found on GoGriffs.com and the Golden Griffin Broadcast Network, with the M&T Bank Pregame Show starting at 12:40 p.m.
 
Tickets for the Saint Peter's game, and all remaining home men's and women's basketball games, can be purchased online by CLICKING HERE, or by calling the Canisius Ticket Office at (716) 888-TIXX.
 
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