Saturday, December 18
Buffalo, NY
5:00 pm
6-4,0-0MAC
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Canisius
3-9,0-2MAAC
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Buffalo
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Canisius
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Bulls Fall In Final Seconds Against Canisius
12/18/2021 8:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BUFFALO, NY – Canisius' Ahamadou Fofana drained a three pointer with just over a second remaining, leading the Golden Griffins to a 65-64 victory over the University at Buffalo men's basketball team on Saturday evening at the KeyBank Center in the final game of a Big 4 Tripleheader.
The Bulls shot a season-low 35.2% from the floor, including just over 18% from three-point range. Buffalo had to charge back in the second half as the Bulls went into the locker room trailing 37-25 at the break.
Coming out of the break, the Bulls trailed by as many as 14 points, but UB went on a 17-2 run and they finally took the lead on Ronaldo Segu jumper, giving Buffalo the lead with 10:25 left. Canisius regained a 58-54 lead with 6:14 left, but the Bulls scored the next eight, five coming from Segu and three more from Tra'von Fagan, which pulled the Bulls ahead 62-58 with 1:38 left.
UB continued to lead by four with 50 seconds left, but the Griffs cut it to two with 13 seconds remaining. On the ensuing possession, Buffalo was called for an offensive foul on the inbounds giving Canisius the ball back. Fofana then hit the three with 1.1 remaining to put Canisius ahead. UB had one chance left, and Jeenathan Williams got a three point opportunity off, but the heavily contested shot fell short.
Williams tied his career high with 14 rebounds, adding a team-high 13 points. Segu finished with 12 points and five assists and Fagan added 12 points and nine boards.
Josh Mballa had nine points in just over 10 minutes before fouling out and David Skogman added eight and four boards. Keishawn Brewton chipped in five points off the bench.
UB held a 49-37 advantage on the glass, including 18 offensive boards for the Bulls.
Buffalo closes out non-conference play at home on Tuesday night against UC-Irvine.
The Bulls shot a season-low 35.2% from the floor, including just over 18% from three-point range. Buffalo had to charge back in the second half as the Bulls went into the locker room trailing 37-25 at the break.
Coming out of the break, the Bulls trailed by as many as 14 points, but UB went on a 17-2 run and they finally took the lead on Ronaldo Segu jumper, giving Buffalo the lead with 10:25 left. Canisius regained a 58-54 lead with 6:14 left, but the Bulls scored the next eight, five coming from Segu and three more from Tra'von Fagan, which pulled the Bulls ahead 62-58 with 1:38 left.
UB continued to lead by four with 50 seconds left, but the Griffs cut it to two with 13 seconds remaining. On the ensuing possession, Buffalo was called for an offensive foul on the inbounds giving Canisius the ball back. Fofana then hit the three with 1.1 remaining to put Canisius ahead. UB had one chance left, and Jeenathan Williams got a three point opportunity off, but the heavily contested shot fell short.
Williams tied his career high with 14 rebounds, adding a team-high 13 points. Segu finished with 12 points and five assists and Fagan added 12 points and nine boards.
Josh Mballa had nine points in just over 10 minutes before fouling out and David Skogman added eight and four boards. Keishawn Brewton chipped in five points off the bench.
UB held a 49-37 advantage on the glass, including 18 offensive boards for the Bulls.
Buffalo closes out non-conference play at home on Tuesday night against UC-Irvine.
Team Stats
UB
Canis
FG%
.352
.415
3FG%
.182
.250
FT%
.667
.667
RB
49
37
TO
11
9
STL
4
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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