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Bryan Ndjonga looks to make a pass against Allegheny in the first half of a home game on Nov. 6, 2025.
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Allegheny All 0-0,0-0 PAC
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Winner Canisius Canis 1-1,0-0 MAAC
Allegheny All
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Canisius Canis
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Score By Periods
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Allegheny All 23 20 43
Canisius Canis 42 42 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Records Home Win Over Allegheny

Five Canisius players scored in double-figures, led by junior Bryan Ndjonga and his game-high 17 points, as the host Golden Griffins posted an 84-43 victory over Allegheny in non-conference men's basketball action Thursday night at the Koessler Athletic Center.
 
Ndjonga added seven rebounds and three assists to the winning cause as Canisius evened its record at 1-1. Junior Khalil Singleton and freshman Chris Kumu both scored 16 points for the Blue and Gold, while freshman Brendan Oliver came off the bench to add 11 points. Junior Mike Evbagharu scored 10 points to go with seven rebounds, four assists and five steals on the night, as the Griffs closed out the game by shooting 48.5 percent from the field and out-rebounding the Gators by a 44-30 count.
 
For Allegheny, James Sitter scored a team-high 10 points, while Ryan Lang added six points. The Gators shot 32 percent from the field, made 4-of-22 chances from 3-point land and turned the ball over 19 times, which Canisius converted into 23 points.
 
The Griffs led wire-to-wire in their home-opening victory, scoring the game's first 10 points to jump out to an early 10-0 lead just 3:57 into the contest. A bucket by Lang with 11:08 left in the opening half got Allegheny within six points at 15-9, but Canisius answered with a 9-0 run over the next 3:00 to push its cushion to 27-9 with 7:49 left before intermission. The Griffs went into the locker room at halftime up 42-23 after shooting 42.9 percent from the field and converting on 8-of-9 from the free-throw stripe.
 
Canisius scored the first eight points out of intermission to drive its lead to 28 points at 51-23. In that quick surge, Kumu scored four points, highlighted by an alleyoop-dunk and Evbagharu drilled a 3-pointer from the right wing for one of the Griffs' nine makes from behind the arc on the evening. Canisius shot 54.8 percent from the floor in the game's final 20 minutes, with five of the team's 17-made buckets coming from 3-point land.
   
GAME NOTES
• Thursday's game was the first meeting between the two schools.
• Canisius improved to 60-25 in home openers, dating back to 1940. Thursday was the 34th time in school history that Canisius hosted its home opener at the Koessler Athletic Center, and the Griffs improved to 21-13 in those 34 ball games.
• The 41-point win stands as the Griffs' largest margin of victory in a game since Nov. 20. 2022, when the team defeated Fredonia 98-52 at home.
• Canisius had five players score in double-figures for the first time since Feb. 23, 2025, when the team won at Siena.
• Every Canisius player who played more than 10 minutes in the game had multiple rebounds to their credit.
• Ndjonga's 17 points are a career-high. He previously scored 15 points in a game on two occasions, with the last time coming Feb. 22, 2025, at Western Michigan.
• Evbagharu's five steals are a new career-high.
• Kumu had three dunks in the game. As a team, Canisius had five dunks in 31 games last season.
• Sophomore Nicco DiGiulio recorded his first career block in the victory.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will return to action Nov. 8, when the team travels to play at long-time rival St. Bonaventure. The 173rd all-time meeting between the two schools is set to start at 4 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
Tickets for the Nov. 12 home game against Mercyhurst, and all Canisius home men's basketball games, can be purchased online by CLICKING HERE. Tickets can also be purchased by phone by calling (716) 888-TIXX or in person at the Canisius ticket office, located in the Koessler Athletic Center lobby, during normal business hours and 90 minutes before tip-off on game day.
 
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