Five Things To Know - Men's Basketball Hosts Fairfield Friday

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Game No. 25
Canisius (11-13, 8-4 MAAC) vs. Fairfield (7-18, 4-9 MAAC)
Date: Friday, Feb. 15, 2019
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. | Koessler Athletic Center
Online Broadcast: ESPN+
Talent: Jay Moran (p-x-p) and Richard Walsh (color)
Live Audio: WECK-Radio Buffalo; Golden Griffin Broadcast Network
Talent: Andy Helwig (p-x-p)
Live Stats: Through GoGriffs.com
Twitter: @Griffs_MBB | #Griffs; #DefendMainStreet; #MAACHoops

Five Things to Know Before Canisius Plays Host to Fairfield
1. Griffs Back Home on Delta Sonic Night
• After winning a pair of road games last weekend at Rider and Saint Peter's, the Golden Griffins return home this weekend for a pair of MAAC games, starting Friday versus fellow-Jesuit school Fairfield. The game, which is presented by Delta Sonic, is set to tip-off at 7 p.m., and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans in attendance will receive coupon books from Delta Sonic, and the fan with the "dirtiest" car in the parking lot will receive a special prize as well.

2. Griffs Rank Among the National Leaders in Close Wins
• Canisius' 64-60 win at Saint Peter's last Sunday moved the Griffs to 8-1 in games decided by five-points or less this season, the most for the Blue and Gold since the 1983-84 team won 10 games by five points or fewer. Canisius is tied for the national lead in wins by five or less, with Eastern Illinois and New Mexico State.

3. Write Their Names in Ink
• Junior Malik Johnson and sophomore Takal Molson rank among the MAAC's leaders in active consecutive starts, with Johnson starting in a league-best 91-straight games, and Molson being tied for second with 57-straight starting assignments. Johnson's 91-straight starts, which dates back to Nov. 13, 2016, ranks as the fifth-longest consecutive games started on a national level as well.

4. Johnson Prepares to Move Into the Top-Five
• Canisius junior Malik Johnson had a game-high eight assists at Saint Peter's, his fifth-straight game with seven or more assists. He starts Friday's game with 404 career assists, which ties him for fifth on the school's all-time assists chart. Former Griff, and Canisius Sports Hall of Famer, Kevin Downey also had 404 assists in his career on Main Street.

5. Milestone Night for White
• Sophomore Jalanni White will be appearing in his 50th career game as a Griff on Friday night. The New Haven, Conn., native has started all 24 games this season, and starts Friday's game averaging a career-best 4.7 points per game. He is also tied for sixth in the MAAC with 0.8 blocked shots per game, having posted at least one block in 11 of the team's 12 league games to date.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Malik Johnson: G; 5' 10"; Junior

#15 Takal Molson: G; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#4 Jalanni White: F; 6' 7"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#1 Malik Johnson
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

#15 Takal Molson
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: G

#4 Jalanni White
: 6' 7"; Sophomore
: F

Players Mentioned

#1 Malik Johnson

#15 Takal Molson

#4 Jalanni White

Players Mentioned

#1 Malik Johnson

#15 Takal Molson

#4 Jalanni White