The Canisius Golden Griffins are heading to the Gallagher Center on Tuesday evening against the Niagara Purple Eagles in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action. The Golden Griffins (8-13, 3-8 MAAC) are on a two-game losing streak after an 88-63 road loss on Sunday against the Quinnipiac Bobcats. The Purple Eagles (11-10, 7-4) are coming off a 68-59 overtime road win over the Saint Peter’s Peacocks on Friday.
The Canisius Golden Griffins are looking to bounce back after an 88-63 road loss against the Quinnipiac Bobcats last time out and it does not help allowing 48 points in the opening half. The Golden Griffins struggled as they were able to shoot 19-of-56 (33.9%) from the floor, 6-of-21 (28.6%) from the three-point line and 31 free-throw attempts. Junior forward Frank Mitchell had a huge game as he posted 14 points, 16 rebounds, one assist and three turnovers in 34 minutes of action. The defense was atrocious as Quinnipiac was able to shoot 49.3% from the field, 55.6% from deep and 14 shots at the charity stripe.
The offense for the Canisius Golden Griffins stepped up as they are scoring 73.0 points per game while shooting 44.0% from the field . The defense needs to do a bit better as they are giving up 74.6 points per game right now.
Injury Report for Canisius
No injuries to report