Bobcats Drop MAAC Contest vs. Canisius

Thursday, January 17

Hamden, CT

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Canisius

Team	1	2	F
Canisius	31	34	65
Quinnipiac	31	32	63

Box Score (PDF)

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1/17/2019 10:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Sports Information

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's basketball dropped a tight MAAC contest vs. Canisius on Thursday night in Hamden, falling 65-63 at the People's United Center in Hamden.

Cameron Young paced the Bobcats' offense with 20 total points to go along with four rebounds, while Rich Kelly added 17 points and four assists.

There were 16 lead changes in the contest, and the game was tied 12 times.

SCORE
Canisius 65, Quinnipiac 63

LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (8-8, 3-2 MAAC) | Canisius (6-11, 3-2 MAAC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Cameron Young 20, Rich Kelly 17
Rebounds: Abdulai Bundu 13, Travis Atson 6
Assists: Rich Kelly 4, Travis Atson 3, Tyrese Williams 3
Steals: Tyrese Williams 2
Blocks: Abdulai Bundu 3

NOTES

The Bobcats shot 22-of-58 (37.9 percent) from the floor, knocking down 10 total 3-pointers.
Quinnipiac has made 10+ shots from distance in nine straight games, and 12 total times in 2018-19.
The Bobcats outrebounded Canisius 42-32.
Young's 20 points came on 9-of-17 shooting. He's tallied double-digit point totals in 15 of 16 Quinnipiac games so far this season. Young now has 936 career points, just 64 away from 1,000.
Kelly's 17 points came on 3-of-10 shooting – all of the sophomore's made field goals were from 3-point distance. The point guard added four assists, and is now averaging a team-high 4.7 assists this year for Quinnipiac.
Tyrese Williams added nine points, four rebounds and three assists, while Travis Atson recorded six points and six rebounds. Atson was a team-best +9 in the loss.
Aaron Robinson chipped in with six points of his own off the bench.

UPCOMING GAME

The Bobcats return to action vs. Niagara (Jan. 19) at the People's United Center in Hamden.
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