Canisius senior guard Frank Turner scored 16 points and matched a career-high with 13 assists for his ninth career double-double to help lead the Golden Griffins to a 70-66 win over James Madison Saturday night in the Koessler Athletic Center. The win improved Canisius to 13-15 on the year, while the Dukes slipped to 11-17 with the loss.

Turner, who was playing in his final career home game, ended the night just three rebounds shy of posting the first triple-double in school history. He shot 7-for-15 from the field in the win and added three steals against just two turnovers in 40 minutes of action. Junior forward Greg Logins returned to the lineup after missing last weekend's game against Siena to record 15 points off the bench to go with eight rebounds, while junior Julius Coles chipped in 12 points for the Griffs. For the night, Canisius shot 43.5 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from 3-point range while outscoring James Madison by a 19-14 count in points off turnovers.

The Griffs led by nine at 66-57 with 4:31 left to play in the game before the Dukes used a 9-0 run over a span of 2:59 to knot the score at 66-66. Canisius, which didn't make a field goal in the game's final 4:31, was able to seal the win by hitting four free throws in the closing 1:04.

Canisius used an 11-3 run early in the second half to stretch a 39-36 lead into a 50-39 cushion with 12:56 left on the clock, capped by a fastbreak layup by Turner. The Griffs pushed that lead to as many as 13 points at 58-45 with 10:29 left on the clock before the Dukes went on a 12-2 scoring spurt of their own to make the score 60-57 with 5:58 left on the clock.

Back-to-back Canisius 3-pointers from Coles and senior Bob Bevilacqua allowed the Blue and Gold to stretch their lead to 66-57. Bevilacqua, who was honored in a pregame senior ceremony along with Turner and student-manager Chris Pedicone, ended the night with nine points after he drained three 3-point field goals.

"This was a good, hard-fought win against a talented team," Canisius head coach Tom Parrotta said. "We were concerned about their size, but we were able to use our quickness to get up and down, and they were visibly fatigued towards the end. We made enough plays to win and I'm happy to send [Turner and Bevilacqua] out with a win."

James Madison was led by Julius Wells, who scored a game-high 18 points after he went 7-for-19 from the floor and 3-for-11 from 3-point range in the loss. Darren White scored 14 points off the bench, while Denzel Bowles was credited with 11 points and nine boards. The dukes shot 44.6 percent from the game and 36.8 percent from behind the arc, while turning the ball over 15 times.

The Griffs will close out the regular season on the road, starting at Loyola Friday, Feb. 26. Game time in Baltimore is set for 7 p.m.

Game Notes: Canisius closed out regular season non-conference play with a 6-6 record, the second-straight season the team has posted six wins against non-league opponents... The 7-5 home mark for Canisius marks the first time since 2004-05 the program had a winning record in home games... The win over James Madison improved the Griffs to 4-1 in BracketBuster series games, with three of those four wins coming at home... The win also stands as the program's first win over a school from the Colonial Athletic Association since the team beat George Mason Feb. 1, 1994, at home... Turner tied former Griff Craig Wise for the program's all-time games played record at 121... He needs just six more assists for 600 in his career... Freshman Alshwan Hymes scored six points in 12 minutes of play, his first action on the court since having knee surgery Feb. 3.