Location: Leede Arena – Hanover, N.H.

Starters:  G - #1 Malcolm McMillan; G - #5 Kassius Robertson, G - #23 Jamal Reynolds, F - #22 Phil Valenti, C - #14 Kevin Bleeker

Game Recap
Dartmouth freshman Evan Boudreaux scored a game-high 19 points to go with six rebounds, four steals and three assists and the host Big Green shot 53.5 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent from the free-throw line en route to an 80-69 win over Canisius Tuesday night in Hanover, N.H. The win snapped Dartmouth's three-game losing streak and improved to the team to 5-9 on the year, while the Golden Griffins have now dropped four-straight to fall to 7-10 overall.

Canisius senior Malcolm McMillan scored a team-high 17 points in the loss for the Griffs, while fellow senior Kevin Bleeker added 10 points and a season-high 11 rebounds for his third career double-double effort. Sophomore Kassius Robertson scored 12 points while Phil Valenti and Jermaine Crumpton added nine points apiece for the Blue and Gold. For the game, Canisius shot 44.4 percent from the field, 26.7 percent from 3-point land and 62.5 percent from the free-throw line. Canisius out-rebounded Dartmouth by a 33-27 count, but the Griffs were charged with 18 turnovers, which the Big Green turned into 20 points.

Four Dartmouth players had double figures in the scoring column, led by Boudreaux's game-high 19. Sophomore Miles Wright added 14 points, while senior Kevin Crescenzi posted 13 points to go with two assists and two steals.

Dartmouth, which entered the game shooting 69.7 percent from the free-throw line as a team, shot 80 percent from the stripe in the win after sinking 28-of-35 tries from the line. On the other side, Canisius, which entered the game ranked 17th in the nation in total free-throw attempts, went to the line eight times where the team was successful five times.

How It Happened:
• Canisius led 29-23 with 3:13 left before halftime before Dartmouth went on an 18-2 run that stretched 6:39 of game time that covered both halves. The Big Green scored 10 of the last 12 points of the first half, highlighted by two 3-pointers by Crescenzi, to take a 33-31 lead at the break.
• Out of halftime, Dartmouth scored the first eight points of the second stanza, capped by a fast-break lay-up by freshman Guilien Smith with 16:13 left on the clock, to give Dartmouth a 41-31 advantage. Canisius' first points of the second stanza came with 15:44 left in the game when McMillan scored a traditional three-point play with a lay-up and a made free-throw to make the score 41-34.
• The Griffs trailed by as many as 12 points in the first 5:00 of the second half, but a 3-pointer by junior Keifer Douse cut the Big Green's lead to 54-47 with 9:37 left to play. From there, Dartmouth stretched its cushion to 15 points at 62-47 with 8:14 left to play after Boudreaux made four-straight free-throws.
• Boudreaux's four-straight free-throws were set-up after Crumpton received two technical fouls and was ejected from the game. Canisius made a push to get back into the game and cut Dartmouth's lead to five at 64-59 with a 12-2 run over 2:02, capped by a 3-pointer by freshman Chris Atkinson.
• Dartmouth led 67-61 with 4:15 left to play after Valenti scored a hoop, but the Big Green shut the door down the stretch, starting with a 6-0 over the game's next 2:14, that made the score 73-61 with 1:41 left to play.

Beyond the Box Score:
• Canisius out scored Dartmouth 36-26 in the paint. Tonight marked the first time since Jan. 2 at Marist where the Griffs had more than 30 points scored in the paint.
• Canisius has shot a total of 19 free-throws over the last two contests.
• The team's 18 offensive rebounds are the most for the team this season. Bleeker had nine of those 18 offensive boards, which is a new career-high for the senior center.
• Canisius trailed 33-31 at the half, the seventh time in the team's last eight games where Canisius was behind at the break. The last time Canisius led at halftime was Jan. 2 at Marist.

Quotes from Canisius coach Jim Baron
"We struggled to make open shots tonight and we passed up too many open shots on top of that. We have to keep working. We can't let teams continue to shoot 50 percent from the field against us."

"We went inside early and tried to establish a presence, but we made too many mistakes and they made shots. Give Dartmouth credit, they played hard and they were able to turn our turnovers into points."

"I'm not totally sure how it happened, but the disparity between free-throws is pretty glaring. They went to the line 35 times, we had eight trips. We tried to get to the line by going inside and driving the ball to the basket."

"We just need to stay together and stay focused. We'll keep working to get this turned back around. We have a tough game at Manhattan on Friday. It's all league games from here on out. We know that. We need to keep working to get this moving forward."

Additional Game Notes:
• This was the seventh all-time game between these two schools, with Dartmouth leading the series 4-3.
• Tuesday night marked the first time Canisius and Dartmouth played a game in the state of New Hampshire – the previous six games in the series were played on neutral courts or in Buffalo.
• Prior to Tuesday, Bleeker's last double-double came at home against Fairfield Feb. 27, 2015.
• Bleeker also tied a career-high with three blocks.
• Douse had a career-high five points in the losing effort.

Up Next: Canisius will start of get back to league play on Friday, Jan. 15, when the team travels to play at Manhattan. Tipoff in Riverdale, N.Y., is set for 7 p.m. The game can be seen live on MAAC.tv, with the live radio call on Timeless WECK 1230-AM and 102.9-FM in Buffalo and through GoGriffs.com.