Canisius gets first MAAC win beating Saint Peter's 72-68
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Malik Johnson scored 15 points and Majesty Brandon contributed 14 points off the bench and Canisius earned its first conference win beating Saint Peter's 72-68 on Sunday.
Jordan Henderson's jump shot with 1:15 left gave the Peacocks a 68-67 lead. But Johnson made a pair of foul shots with 37 seconds to go and Brandon sank 3 of 4 from the line in the final 18 seconds. The Peacocks turned it over twice and missed two shots in the final minute.
Jordan Henderson scored 11 for Canisius (6-10, 1-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) and Scott Hitchon 10.
Doug Edert led Saint Peter's (5-8, 2-2) with 13 points off the bench and Dallas Watson -- also off the bench -- scored 11. Daryl Banks III also scored 11. Saint Peter's starters narrowly outscored its bench 35-33.
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2020-2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Siena | 7-1 | - | 7-1 |
Iona | 3-1 | 2 | 5-3 |
Monmouth | 7-3 | 1 | 7-4 |
Marist | 6-6 | 3 | 8-6 |
Manhattan | 4-4 | 3 | 5-4 |
Saint Peter's | 4-4 | 3 | 7-6 |
Canisius | 3-3 | 3 | 3-3 |
Niagara | 5-7 | 4 | 6-8 |
Rider | 4-8 | 5 | 4-11 |
Quinnipiac | 2-4 | 4 | 4-6 |
Fairfield | 3-7 | 5 | 3-12 |