EDISON, NJ (Dec. 19, 2022) – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men’s basketball Sunday slate featured one league game and a handful of out of conference action. In league play, Saint Peter’s University outlasted Quinnipiac University in Jersey City, giving the Peacocks their first MAAC win of the season. In non-conference action, Fairfield University got back on track with a home win over Coast Guard.
 
Fairfield (5-7, 1-1 MAAC) – 86 | Coast Guard (2-6, 0-0 NEWMAC) – 45
Leo D. Mahoney Arena | FAIRFIELD, CT
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Fairfield rolled past Coast Guard, 86-45, on Sunday afternoon at the Leo D. Mahoney Arena in non-conference action. All 12 active members of the Stags contributed at least two points and one rebound as Fairfield improved to 5-7 overall with the win and 3-1 at the midway point of its eight-game homestand at Mahoney Arena. Supreme Cook paced the Stags with a double-double, scoring a career-high 21 points and a season-best 13 rebounds. James Johns Jr. was the only other Stag in double figures with 11 points to go along with a career-best eight rebounds for the freshman.
 
Saint Peter’s (6-5, 1-2 MAAC) – 63 | Quinnipiac (9-3, 0-2 MAAC) – 56
Run Baby Run Arena | JERSEY CITY, NJ
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Saint Peter’s defeated Quinnipiac by the final score of 63-56 on Sunday in MAAC men’s basketball action at Run Baby Run Arena in Jersey City. The Peacocks improved to 1-2 in the MAAC, garnering their first league win of the season, while the Bobcats dropped to 0-2 in conference play. Quinnipiac led at the break by two and held the lead in the game for over 21 minutes but Saint Peter’s used a 36-27 second half to claim the win. Isiah Dasher led all scorers with 29 points and Latrell Reid added 13 points to lead the Peacocks. The Bobcats had a trio of players in double figures with Dezi Jones posting 14 points, while Ike Nweke and Luis Kortright added 10 points each.
 
Canisius (2-8, 0-2 MAAC) – 67 | Penn St. (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten) – 97
Bryce Jordan Center | STATE COLLEGE, PA
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Canisius dropped an out of conference men’s basketball game to Penn State, 97-67, on Sunday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA. Four Canisius players scored in double-figures in the loss, led by graduate student Jordan Henderson and his team-high 14 points, while Jacco Fritz scored 13 points, Jamir Moultrie had 11 points and Tahj Staveskie chipped in with 10 points.
 
Iona (7-3, 2-0 MAAC) – 74 | New Mexico (11-0, 0-0 Mountain West) – 82
The Pit | ALBUQUERQUE, NM
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Iona men's basketball fell short at New Mexico, 82-74, in non-conference action at The Pit on Sunday. The Gaels came within one possession of erasing a 17-point first half deficit with less than five minutes left but the Lobos withstood the comeback effort, snapping Iona’s five-game winning streak. Nelly Junior Joseph led the Gaels with 21 points and Walter Clayton Jr. posted 14 points in the loss. The Gaels fall to 7-3 overall on the year following the game.
 
Mount St. Mary’s (5-7, 1-1 MAAC) – 59 | Robert Morris (5-7, 1-1 Horizon) – 68
Knott Arena | EMMITSBURG, MD
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Mount St. Mary’s came up short in a 68-59 loss to Robert Morris at Knott Arena on Sunday afternoon. Mount St. Mary's rallied from a second-half double-digit deficit to take the lead, but ultimately loss in the non-conference game, falling to 5-7 overall on the season. Malik Jefferson led the Mount with 15 points and seven rebounds while Dakota Leffew and Xavier Lipscomb each scored 12 in the loss.
 
Niagara (5-5, 1-1 MAAC) – 53 | NJIT (2-9, 0-0 America East) – 62
NJIT Wellness & Events Center | NEWARK, NJ
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Niagara dropped its final road non-conference game to NJIT, 62-53, on Sunday afternoon in the NJIT Wellness and Events Center in Newark, NJ. The Purple Eagles record falls to an even 5-5 mark overall. Aaron Gray finished with a season-high 20 points, becoming the second Purple Eagle this season to reach the 20-point mark.
 
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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