By PAUL GOTHAM St. Bonaventure's Dion Wright went off for a career-high 26 points Wednesday night as the Bonnies defeated the University of Buffalo, 60-58 in Big 4 action at Alumni Arena. Wright, nicknamed the "Worm," connected on 12 of 19 shots from the floor. The variety of those buckets deserves a screen by screen breakdown. Wright opened the scoring for the night … [Read more...] about Dion Wright: Anatomy of a career night
Big 4
Griffs don’t put much thought into victory over Cornell
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- After 29 years on the bench, Jim Baron lugs a trunk load of sayings around with him. One of those rules of thumbs applies well to his current team. "Less thinking and more playing," the fourth-year Canisius coach said of his team's effort after an 87-62 victory over Cornell Saturday. "I call those the ‘Baronisms.’ I got a lot of … [Read more...] about Griffs don’t put much thought into victory over Cornell
Heath is finishing strong for Canisius
By Paul Gotham Maybe it's a case of a player feeling the urgency of his college career coming to a close. Or something that was bound to happen. Maybe it's cabin fever. Whatever it is, Josiah Heath enjoyed a career last month. The 6-9 Canisius forward, who has never averaged more than 4.5 points or six rebounds per game in an individual season, registered a … [Read more...] about Heath is finishing strong for Canisius
Niagara gets past Canisius
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Whatever words the Niagara University Purple Eagles players and staff exchanged during Tuesday's halftime, they should put in a bottle and twist the cap tightly. Maybe then they can strategically dispense those gems over the next few weeks. Niagara made child's play of a four-point halftime deficit on their way to an 82-71 over the Canisius … [Read more...] about Niagara gets past Canisius
Canisius takes down Siena in overtime
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com ALBANY, N.Y. – Canisius scored seven-straight points in the final 2:00 of overtime, with redshirt-freshman Kassius Robertson accounting for four of those points down the stretch, to help lift the Golden Griffins to a 69-63 victory in overtime at Siena Thursday night in Times Union Center. The win, Canisius’ second straight, moves the Blue and Gold to … [Read more...] about Canisius takes down Siena in overtime