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Michael Wilson Jr. goes to the basket in a home game against St. Bonaventure on Nov. 7, 2026.
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88
Winner St. Bonaventure SBU 1-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
49
Canisius Canis 0-2,0-0 Metro
Winner
St. Bonaventure SBU
1-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
88
Final
49
Canisius Canis
0-2,0-0 Metro
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Bonaventure SBU 43 45 88
Canisius Canis 14 35 49

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Struggles in Loss to St. Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure scored the first 16 points of the game and never looked back, as the visiting Bonnies beat Canisius 88-49 in non-conference men's basketball action Saturday night at the Koessler Athletic Center.  
 
St. Bonaventure improved to 1-1 on the year with the victory, while the Golden Griffins fell to 0-2. The 39-point win for the Bonnies matches the largest margin of victory for either team in the long-standing rivalry series.
 
Four St. Bonaventure players recorded double-figures in the scoring column, led by Ari Fulton, who was good for a game-high 18 points. Zach Philipkoski added 16 points, while Benjamin Bill and Akbar Waheed III scored 10 points, apiece. For the game, the Bonnies shot 55.9 percent from the field, 44.4 percent from 3-point range and 60.9 percent from the free-throw line, while holding a 48-23 advantage on the glass.
 
Canisius was led by senior Clinton Efinda and junior Michael Wilson Jr., who each scored nine points in the losing effort. Graduate student Nate Fouts scored eight points and fellow graduate student Vinny Sigona added six points. The Griffs ended the night by shooting just 30.8 percent from the field, 23.8 percent from behind the 3-point line and 50 percent from the charity stripe.
 
Philipkoski's 3-pointer from the top of the key just 17 seconds into the game kick-started a 16-0 run for the Bonnies, a run that featured scoring from four of the team's starting five in the opening 4:48 of the contest. A driving bucket by Wilson Jr. with 14:54 left in the opening half served as the Griffs' first points of the night, but the Bonnies answered with three-straight baskets on their next three offensive possessions to drive the score to 22-2 with 12:28 left before the intermission.


 
GAME NOTES
• Saturday was the 174th all-time meeting between Canisius and St. Bonaventure. The Bonnies lead the series, 105-69.
• Saturday marked just the 10th time in series history where these two schools played at the Koessler Athletic Center. St. Bonaventure leads that portion of the series, 6-4.
• Prior to Saturday, the last time St. Bonaventure defeated Canisius by 39 points was Feb. 1, 1967 – a 97-58 win for the Bonnies at the Reilly Center in Olean, N.Y.
• Freshman Alex Mack came off the bench and scored five points for the Griffs, which included his first career 3-point make.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will return to action on Monday when the team plays host to Hiram. Game time at the Koessler Athletic Center is set for 6 p.m., and the contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
Tickets for that game and all remaining Canisius home basketball games can be purchased online HERE.

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