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Kahlil Singleton brings the ball up the floor in the first half of a road game at Dayton on Nov. 3, 2025
Anthony Militello
47
Canisius Canis 9-20,4-14 MAAC
68
Winner Mount St. Mary's MSM 14-15,10-8 MAAC
Canisius Canis
9-20,4-14 MAAC
47
Final
68
Mount St. Mary's MSM
14-15,10-8 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius Canis 24 23 47
Mount St. Mary's MSM 20 48 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Mount’s Second-Half Surge Sinks Men’s Basketball

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers used a 26-6 run over a 10-minute stretch that spanned both halves en route to a 68-47 win over Canisius in MAAC men's basketball action Sunday afternoon at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Md.
 
With the win, Mount St. Mary's fourth straight, the Mountaineers improved to 14-15 overall and 10-8 in MAAC play, while the Golden Griffins slipped to 9-20 overall and 4-14 in conference games.
 
Canisius junior Kahlil Singleton led all scorers with 15 points in the loss for Canisius, with nine of those points coming on the power of three 3-point field goal makes. Fellow junior Bryan Ndjonga added 13 points, while Mike Evbagharu chipped in eight points and a team-high five rebounds.
 
For the Mount, Arlandus Keyes scored a team-high 14 points and dished out a game-high seven assists on his Senior Day, while fellow senior Xavier Lipscomb scored 13 points in his final game at Knott Arena. After shooting just 25 percent (6-for-24) from the field and going 1-for-9 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes, Mount St. Mary's shot 61.3 percent (19-for-31) from the floor and made six 3-pointers in the game's second half, where the Mountaineers outscored the Griffs by a 48-23 clip.
 
A 3-point field goal by Ndjonga with 9:04 left in the first half put Canisius up 13-12, and that basket started a 14-4 Canisius run over the contest's next 3:32 that put the Griffs up eight at 24-16 with 2:23 left before the halftime break. In that run, Ndjonga scored seven points and Singleton added five, including a put-back basket off an offensive rebound. However, that would be the Griffs' final points of the opening frame, as Mount St. Mary's closed out the first half by scoring four-straight points, capped by a put-back tip-in by Luke McEldon as the first half buzzer sounded. McEldon's bucket sent the teams in the locker room at halftime with Canisus leading 24-20.
 
Out of the intermission, the Mount scored 13-straight points to push its lead to 33-24 with 16:48 left in the contest. A jumper by senior King Ijeoma with 14:52 left to play cut Mount St. Mary's lead to seven at 35-28, but the Mountaineers pulled away from there, outscoring Canisius 7-0 over the next 1:29 to drive their lead to 14 points at 42-28 with 12:55 remaining. Canisius was never able to get any closer than 14 points for the remainder of the contest.


 
GAME NOTES
• Sunday marked the 10th time these two schools have met in series history, a series that dates back to 1933-34. Mount St. Mary's leads the series 8-2.
• Canisius fell to 6-3 on the year when leading at halftime.
• The Griffs turned the ball over 17 times in the game, which Mount St. Mary's converted into 20 points.
• Canisius recorded eight steals in the losing effort, the most for the team since the team registered nine steals at Iona on Jan. 11.
• Singleton's three 3-pointers in the game give him 81 3-point field goal makes this year. He is the eighth player in school history to make 80-or more 3-pointers in a single season.
• Evbagharu's five rebounds gives him five-or more rebounds in 22 games this season.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will start the final weekend of the 2025-26 season on Friday with a home game against Merrimack. Game time at the Koessler Athletic Center is set for 7 p.m., and the contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
Tickets for the final two 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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