Nweke Records Career-High 24 Points, Bobcats Outlast Canisius in Hamden

Sunday, January 22

Hamden, CT

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

15-5,6-3MAAC

Canisius

5-14,3-7MAAC

Canisius

Quinnipiac

Nweke Records Career-High 24 Points, Bobcats Outlast Canisius in Hamden

1/22/2023 4:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Ike Nweke posted a career-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, powering Quinnipiac's men's basketball past Canisius by the final score of 87-82 on Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Arena.

The win is Quinnipiac's sixth consecutive victory. The Bobcats move to 15-5 so far in 2022-23.

QU outscored Canisius 50-26 in the paint. The Bobcats led for 19:08 in total.

Five Bobcats posted double-figure scoring totals – including a double-double for Paul Otieno (14 points, 10 rebounds).

SCORE
Quinnipiac 87, Canisius 82

LOCATION
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, CT

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (15-5, 6-3 MAAC) | Canisius (5-14, 3-7 MAAC)

NOTES

The Bobcats went 33-of-62 in total (53.2%) from the floor, which marks a season-best shooting percentage for the Bobcats.
Quinnipiac went 16-of-27 in the second half (59.3%). Ike Nweke posted 13 points in the second half.
Ike Nweke led the Bobcats with a career-best 24 points, adding seven rebounds and three assists in 31+ minutes. Nweke is now averaging 10.9 PPG and 6.1 RPG for the Bobcats in his graduate campaign.
Paul Otieno added 14 points and 10 rebounds – his fourth double-double of the season. Otieno has three double-doubles in QU's last four matchups. He's averaging 9.9 PPG and 8.6 RPG in MAAC play.
Luis Kortright recorded 11 points, six assists and five rebounds, including nine points and three assists in the second half.
Dezi Jones chipped in with 10 points, five rebounds and four assists. He finished +12 in 26+ minutes of playing time.
Matt Balanc added 10 points, four rebounds and an assist. He was an efficient 5-of-7 from the field in the victory.
The win is Baker Dunleavy's 81 victory as Head Coach at QU.
The Bobcats are now 7-13 all-time vs. Canisius. The victory marks QU's first vs. the Golden Griffins since 2/21/2020.

QU Basketball Alumni Celebration

The Bobcats celebrated all former men's basketball student-athletes on Sunday, highlighted by a special halftime ceremony for the 1971-72 & 1972-73 championship teams.
Under Head Coach Burt Kahn, both the '71-72 and '72-73 Quinnipiac squads became NAIA District 32 Champions, advancing to the NAIA National Tournament.
The 1971-72 squad posted an impressive 21-9 record, then the 1972-73 team went 22-7 en route to a second straight title.