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Canisius forward Xzavier Long dunks the basketball during game aciton vs St. Bonaventure at the Koessler Athletic Center on Nov. 12, 2022
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80
St. Bonaventure SBU 1-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
84
Winner Canisius Canis 1-1,0-0 MAAC
St. Bonaventure SBU
1-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
80
Final
84
Canisius Canis
1-1,0-0 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
St. Bonaventure SBU 33 33 14 80
Canisius Canis 34 32 18 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Beats St. Bonaventure in Overtime

Canisius graduate student Jordan Henderson scored 15 of his 19 points in the game's second half and overtime period and sophomore Xzavier Long posted a career-high 19 points as well to help lift the Golden Griffins to an 84-80 overtime victory over long-time rival St. Bonaventure Saturday night at the Koessler Athletic Center. The win moved Canisius to 1-1 on the young season, while St. Bonaventure's record moved to 1-1 as well.
 
Henderson's 19 points came after he went 7-for-12 from the field, 2-for-2 from 3-point land and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line to go with a team-high six assists and three rebounds. Long went 7-for-8 from the floor, including 3-for-3 performance from 3-point land, en route to his 19 points. He also grabbed five boards and recorded two steals in the victory. Senior Jacco Fritz added 12 points off the bench, while redshirt-freshman Tahj Staveskie scored 11 points, with nine of those coming in the overtime session. Graduate student Jamir Moultrie chipped in 10 points to the winning cause as the Griffs ended the night by shooting 46.4 percent from the field, 50 percent (11-for-22) from 3-point land and 65.6 percent from the charity stripe.
 
For the Bonnies, junior Daryl Banks III had a game-high 22 points, with nine of those coming from the free-throw line. Sophomore Kyrell Luc pitched in 13 points, nine assists and six rebounds as St. Bonaventure closed out the contest shooting 45.3 percent from the field while out-rebounding Canisius by a 39-32 clip.
 
Canisius trailed St. Bonaventure 65-61 with 2:14 left in regulation before Fritz cut the Bonnies' cushion to 65-63 with a pair of free-throw makes. On their next defensive possession, the Griffs forced the Bonnies into a shot-clock violation. Henderson put the Blue and Gold ahead at 66-65 moments later with a 3-pointer 48.7 seconds left on the clock. The Bonnies knotted the score at 66-66 with 26 seconds remaining after Chad Venning made 1-of-2 free-throws.

   
In the overtime period, Canisius scored the session's first five points after a bucket by Henderson and a trey from Long. A lay-up by Fritz with 1:49 remaining in overtime had Canisius up 76-68, but the Bonnies would not go away, as Banks hit a 3-pointer with four seconds left in overtime to make the score 80-79 in favor of the Blue and Gold. Down the stretch, Staveskie made four-straight free-throws to seal the win for Canisius, the team's first win over the Bonnies at the Koessler Athletic Center since Nov. 17, 2012.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH REGGIE WITHERSPOON
 
GAME NOTES
• This was the 170th all-time meeting between Canisius and St. Bonaventure, but it was just the eighth time in series history that the teams met at the Koessler Athletic Center. The Bonnies lead the all-time series 102-68.
• Saturday was the 10th overtime game between these two programs. Each school has won five of those contests, but the Griffs have won each of the last three overtime games in the series, dating back to 1994.
• This was the 139th overtime game in Canisius' program history. The Griffs are 91-48 in overtime games and the win improved the Griffs to 5-2 in overtime contests under Witherspoon.
• The Griffs made 11 3-point field goals for the second-straight game. Canisius is 35-11 under Witherspoon when making 10-or more 3-pointers in a contest.
• Henderson has recorded six assists in each of the team's first two games this season.
• Long's previous career-high point total was 17, set Nov. 22, 2021 against Fredonia.
• Fritz's 12 points gives him double-digit scoring totals in each of his three career games against St. Bonaventure. He is averaging 11.3 points per game in his career against the Bonnies.
• Junior Bryce Okpoh grabbed a career-best nine rebounds in the winning effort for Canisius.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will continue its four-game homestand to start the season on Wednesday, Nov. 16, when the team plays host to Cleveland State at the Koessler Athletic Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with the radio call exclusively on GoGriffs.com. Tickets for that game, and all remaining home contests can be purchased by calling the Canisius ticket office at (716) 888-TIXX, or online through GoGriffs.com.
 
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