Canisius at Fairfield 1/26/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Canisius Golden Griffins visit Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Connecticut on Sunday for a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tilt against the Fairfield Stags. Canisius fell to 8-11 overall and 3-5 in the MAAC following its 69-66 loss on Friday to Iona. Canisius shot well from long-distance hitting 10 three-pointers but were dominated in the paint and outscored 40-14 by Iona.

Malik Johnson leads Canisius in scoring with an average of 13.2 points per game, in rebounding with an average of 6.2 per game and in assists with an average of 6.2 per game. Majesty Brandon is the second-leading scorer for the Golden Griffins with an average of 13.0 points per game.

Fairfield fell to 7-11 overall and 3-4 in MAAC play following its 81-67 loss to the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Friday.The game was close through the first half as Fairfield trailed by four points at the break, but were outscored by 10 points in the second half. Landon Taliaferro led the Stags in the loss with 21 points, while Taj Benning chipped in with 12 points and seven rebounds.

Landon Taliaferro is the leading scorer for Fairfield with an average of 13.8 points per game. Taj Benning is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 9.7 points and 2.7 assists per game, while Vincent Eze is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.8 per game.