Fairfield at Canisius 2/15/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Fairfield Stags visit Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York on Friday to play the Canisius Golden Griffins. The Stags fell to 7-18 on the season following a 61-49 loss to Monmouth on Saturday. Fairfield shot just 27.1% from the field and scored a season low for the first half of 21 points. Taj Benning led the Stags in the loss with 12 points and seven boards.

Canisius improved to 11-13 on the season following its 65-60 victory over Saint Peter’s. Takal Molson led the Golden Griffins with 21 points and Scott Hitchon scored 11 as Canisius improved to 8-4 in the MAAC and trails first-place Monmouth by just a half game. Landon Taliaferro leads the Stags in scoring with an average of 11.7 points per game. The second leading scorer and leader in assists is Neftali Alvarez with averages of 11.3 points and 3.3 assists per game. Jonathan Kasibabu leads the team in rebounding with an average of 7.6 per game. Fairfield is shooting 43.2% from the field and 34.0% from 3-point territory.

Takal Molson leads the Golden Griffins in scoring and is second in rebounding with averages of 16.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Isaiah Reese is second in scoring and the leader in rebounding with averages of 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Reese leads the team in assists as well with an average of 4.4 per game. Canisius is shooting 43.0% from the field and 31.8% from 3-point territory.