EDISON, NJ (Nov. 23, 2022) – Mount St. Mary’s University earned an impressive win over Pacific in the California Thanksgiving Jam on Tuesday night to headline Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men’s basketball action. The win was the second-straight for the Mount, going 2-0 in the holiday event.
 
Mount St. Mary’s (3-3, 0-0 MAAC) – 69 | Pacific (2-3, 0-0 WCC) – 65
Alex G. Spanos Center | STOCKTON, CA
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Mount St. Mary's turned in its best performance of the season in an impressive 69-65 win at Pacific on Tuesday night. The Mountaineers move to 3-3 on the season after ending the California Thanksgiving Jam a perfect 2-0 with back-to-back wins over Cal Poly and Pacific. Jalen Benjamin led four Mountaineers with 19 points. Malik Jefferson recorded his 16^th career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, Dakota Leffew added 12 points and Deandre Thomas was the fourth Mountaineer in double figures with a season-best 10 points in the win. Jefferson's double-double made him the Mount's all-time leader in career double-doubles since the school moved to NCAA Division I in 1988-89. 
 
Canisius (2-3, 0-0 MAAC) – 70 | Cornell (4-1, 0-0 Ivy League) – 79
Newman Arena | ITHACA, NY
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Canisius dropped a non-conference meeting at Cornell 79-70 in men's basketball action Tuesday night at Newman Arena in Ithaca, N.Y. Graduate student Jordan Henderson scored a game-high 24 points, one shy of his career-high, highlighted by six 3-point field goals, which matched a career-best. Redshirt-freshman Tahj Staveskie scored 15 points and dished out six assists and graduate student Jamir Moultrie added 11 points.
 
Marist (1-4, 0-0 MAAC) – 59 | UMES (2-3, 0-0 MEAC) – 70
Hytche Center | PRINCESS ANNE, MD
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The Marist men's basketball team dropped a non-conference game at University of Maryland-Eastern Shore on Tuesday by a score of 70-59. Patrick Gardner had team highs in points (20) and rebounds (seven) for the Red Foxes.
 
Rider (1-4, 0-0 MAAC) – 46 | Rutgers (4-1, 0-0 Big Ten) – 76
Jersey Mike’s Arena | PISCATAWAY, NJ
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Rider University men's basketball team fell at Rutgers, 76-46, Tuesday night at Jersey Mike's Arena. Dwight Murray, Jr. scored a team-high 17 points, his fifth-straight game of 17 points or more to begin the season.
 
The 2022-23 campaign culminates with the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 7-11 at Atlantic City's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fourth consecutive year. For all information regarding the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter. For tickets to the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit ticketmaster.com.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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