BUFFALO, N.Y. β Tahj Staveskie's 21 points helped the Canisius men's basketball team defeat Rider 81-78 on Friday night.
Staveskie also contributed five assists for the Golden Griffins (7-18, 5-11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jacco Fritz scored 19 points while going 5 of 6 and 8 of 9 from the free throw line, and added eight rebounds. Tre Dinkins was 4 of 7 shooting (4 for 5 from distance) to finish with 13 points.
Dwight Murray Jr. led the Broncs (14-10, 11-4) in scoring, finishing with 26 points, six rebounds and two steals. Mervin James added 11 points for Rider. In addition, Tariq Ingraham had 11 points. The loss broke the Broncs' eight-game winning streak.
NEXT UP: Both teams next play Sunday. Canisius visits Mount St. Mary's while Rider visits Quinnipiac.
CANISIUS WOMEN
The Canisius women were at home and beat Fairfield 73-60. Senior guard Vanessa Garrelts had a game-high 22 points with six rebounds and seven assists.
NIAGARA MEN
Jalen Benjamin had 26 points in Mount St. Mary's 70-66 win over the Niagara men on Friday night.
Benjamin shot 9 for 18 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free throw line for the Mountaineers (9-18, 5-11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). George Tinsley scored 17 points and added seven rebounds. Deandre Thomas finished 2 of 4 from the field to finish with seven points.
Noah Thomasson led the Purple Eagles (14-11, 9-7) in scoring, finishing with 21 points. Joe Kasperzyk added 17 points, six rebounds and two steals for Niagara. In addition, Sam Iorio finished with 10 points.
NEXT UP: Both teams next play Sunday. Mount St. Mary's hosts Canisius while Niagara visits Marist.
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