BUFFALO, N.Y. - Canisius senior guard Frank Turner pulled down a rebound, raced the length of the floor and floated in the game-winning basket with 1.5 seconds left to help lift the Golden Griffins to a 73-71 win over Buffalo Tuesday night in Alumni Arena. The win improves Canisius to 2-1 on the year, while the Bulls slipped to 2-2 with the loss.

Junior guard Julius Coles matched a career-high 26 points in the win for the Blue and Gold, while Turner ended the night with his fifth career double-double after he posted 17 points and 10 rebounds. Junior forward Greg Logins recorded 14 points and seven rebounds for Canisius, which snapped its five-game losing streak to Buffalo with the victory.

With the score knotted at 71-71, Buffalo had a chance to take the lead with seven seconds left in regulation time, but Calvin Betts' jumper from the middle of the lane bounced off the iron, where Turner was able to jump up and pull the ball down. From there, the Atlantic City, N.J. native raced down the floor and floated a one-hand runner over the head of a Buffalo defender that rattled into the hoop. UB took its final timeout on Canisius' make, but a last-second halfcourt toss hit the backboard as the horn sounded to signify the Griffs' victory.

"This is something we've been preparing for," Canisius head coach Tom Parrotta said. "[Buffalo] is a well-coached, physical team, and they don't come out of their system for anyone. We made one more play than they did tonight, and that's why this was a great college basketball game."

"A win like this shows we've grown as a team," Turner said. "All the hard work we put in has made us 2-1, but we want to continue moving forward. And we're playing as a confident group right now."

Canisius went into the locker room at the half down 10 at 42-32, but fought back into the game by going on a 22-3 run through the first 7:27 of the second stanza, capped by a put-back dunk by Logins with 12:33 left in regulation time. The Bulls answered with the game's next 12 points to take a 57-54 lead with 7:10 left, but freshman Alshwan Hymes ended the Griffs' dry spell with a steal and a traditional 3-point play with 6:23 left on the clock. The game would remain tight down the stretch, with UB holding a five-point lead on three occasions in the final 4:05, but Canisius was able to fight back one last time with 90 seconds left to play.

Buffalo's lead of 71-66 was cut to 71-68 after Turner drained two free throws. After a situation that saw the officials call a double-foul, Canisius regained possession with the arrow in its favor, which set up Logins' 3-pointer from the corner that knotted the game at 71-71.

Coles' 26 points came after he went 9-for-16 from the field, 4-for-7 from 3-point range and 4-for-6 from the free-throw line. Turner's 10 rebounds matched his career high and he also dished out a game-high six assists in the victory. For Buffalo, Max Boudreau came off the bench to score a team-high 15 points.

The Griffs will return to action Saturday, Nov. 28, when the team opens the home portion of its schedule against Howard. Tipoff is set for 3:15 p.m. Tickets are still available through the Canisius ticket office, and the athletic department announced today that the ticket office will be open on Friday, Nov. 27, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tickets can also be bought online by clicking this link.

Game Notes: Canisius is now 29-13 all-time against Buffalo... Six of the last seven games in this series have been decided by five points or less... Coles also scored 26 points in a win over Rider on Jan. 15, 2009... Turner's 17 points allowed him to become the 14th player in program history to score more than 1,300 points... Turner also moved into third all-time in career assist with 454... Logins' became the 32nd player in school history to record 400-plus career rebounds... Canisius is off to its first 2-1 start since 2003-04.