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Tre Dinkins looks to bring the ball up the court in a home men's basketball game against Quinnipiac on Dec. 1, 2023.
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88
Winner Fairfield Fairf 10-7,4-2 MAAC
63
Canisius Canis 7-9,2-4 MAAC
Winner
Fairfield Fairf
10-7,4-2 MAAC
88
Final
63
Canisius Canis
7-9,2-4 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fairfield Fairf 47 41 88
Canisius Canis 28 35 63

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Fairfield Defeats Men’s Basketball

The visiting Fairfield Stags shot 57.1 percent from the field as a team and made 10-of-20 shots from 3-point land en route to an 88-63 victory over Canisius Monday afternoon in MAAC men's basketball action at the Koessler Athletic Center.
 
The win, Fairfield's ninth in its last 10 games, improved the Stags to 10-7 overall and 4-2 in MAAC play, while the Golden Griffins fell to 7-9 overall and 2-4 in conference action.
 
Canisius junior guard Tre Dinkins score a team-high 17 points and dished out four assists in the loss for the Griffs, who shot 38.2 percent from the field and went 3-of-20 from behind the 3-point arc in the loss. Fellow junior Frank Mitchell added 14 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore Cam Palesse chipped in nine points and a career-high seven rebounds.
 
GAME RECAP
Fairfield, who never led by fewer than three points in the entire game, jumped out to an early 8-0 lead 1:54 into the contest and never looked back. The Stags shot 58.8 percent (20-for-34) from the floor in the first half, with six of those 20 baskets coming from 3-point range. Midway through the opening frame, Canisius trailed 22-13 with 9:04 left to play before scoring five of the game's next seven points to get within six at 24-18 with 8:02 left before intermission. That, however, was as close as the Griffs would get for the remainder of the day, as Fairfield used a 10-0 run over the game's next 2:05 to go up by a score of 34-18. In that run, Fairfield's Jalen Leach scored six of his 14 points on the afternoon.
 
Leach was one of five Fairfield players scored in double-figures in the victory. The Stags were led by freshman Peyton Smith, who posted 17 points to go along with eight rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot. Graduate student Caleb Fields chipped in 16 points, highlighted by four 3-point field goals, and senior Louis Bleechmore added 12 points to go with nine rebounds and five assists for the Stags, who ended the day with a season-high 26 assists on 36-made field goals.
 
HEAD COACH REGGIE WITHERPSPOON'S POSTGAME COMMENTS
"Offensively, we are having trouble finding any rhythm, and then when it goes bad, right now, it's not like we have a bunch of new guys when can put in to play. Today, Siem [Uijtendaal] couldn't go in the second half because he's hurt, and then [Tre] Dinkins was limping. That puts us in a really tough spot. Right now, we need some other guys to step up."
 
"There's not a lot to say after a game like this one. We will look at the film and move on to start preparing for the next game."   
 
GAME NOTES
• Monday was the 96th all-time meeting between these two Jesuit rivals, with Fairfield leading the series 55-41.
• The 25-point victory for Fairfield serves as the Stags' largest margin of victory in series history.
• Senior Siem Uijtendaal, who only played 8:57, saw his streak of scoring 10-or more points in a game come to an end at 14.
• Dinkins has scored 15-or more points in six of the Griffs' last seven contests.
• Sophomore guard Devean Williams matched his career high with three steals.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will return to the road for a pair of MAAC games, starting Jan. 19, when the Griffs play at Iona. Game time in New Rochelle, N.Y., is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The Canisius radio call will be available for free through the Golden Griffin Broadcast Network at GoGriffs.com, with the M&T Bank Pregame Show set to start at 6:40 p.m.
 
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