A tenth of a second is all that Billy Baron and the Golden Griffins of Canisius College need as motivation when they step on the court in front of a sold out crowd at the Gallagher Center this afternoon. The last time these two cross-town rivals hit the court, it was back on January 27th […]
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Keys to The Game: Canisius @ Niagara
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Big Four Bracket Buster Opponents Announced
QCS Big Four Basketball Notebook: With both Niagara and Canisius excelling this year on the hardwood, anticipation has grown about whom they would be matched up against in this year’s ESPN Bracket busters. Niagara who has a history of playing in big bracket buster games including games against Akron and Illinois State was hoping to […]
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QCS Big Four Basketball Notebook
By Michael Bundt on February 3, 2013 in Canisius, NCAA, Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Top Stories, UB Bulls
Saturday was an action packed day for Buffalo Big 4 basketball. All four local colleges had important midseason conference matchups with wins coming from Canisius and St. Bonaventure and losses from Niagara and Buffalo. Here’s what you missed: Canisius takes down Iona 77-74 Absolutely massive win for Canisius. The Griffs entered the contest one game […]
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Niagara Avenges Earlier Loss To Iona
Having their lone MAAC loss of the year earlier in the season at Iona, Niagara came out looking for vengeance as the Purple Eagles took down the Gaels 93-90 in overtime Thursday night at the Gallagher Center. Juan’ya Green scored 26 points, none more important than a 3-pointer with 1 second remaining in overtime, giving […]
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Purple Eagles Saved by Final Buzzer
NY- In a matter of 60 seconds, the Koessler Center went from shaking to silent. Billy Baron’s three point heave at the buzzer appeared to be good and it looked as if Canisius was going to snatch a victory away from the MAAC’s best. The bench cleared, the crowd screamed, and Jim Baron wasn’t […]
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LIVE Reactions of Niagara vs Canisius
6:04 pm: Absolute heart breaker for Canisius. Baron hits a runner with 8 ticks left and then Jordan hits three with 3 seconds left to take one point lead and then Baron hit what looked like an apparent buzzer beating three but eventually it was called off. Niagara wins 66-65. Niagara celebrating like they won the […]
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Niagara and Canisius Clash in Rivalry Game
Sunday will be no ordinary weekend afternoon at the Koessler Center as bitter rival Niagara makes their annual trip to Buffalo to do battle with Canisius College. Niagara is alone atop the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with an 8-1 conference record while Canisius, winners of three straight in conference are 6-3 and are in a […]
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Big 4 Power Rankings: Sixth Edition
By Johnathan Snyder on January 23, 2013 in Canisius, NCAA, Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Top Stories, UB Bulls
There’s nothing better than starting weekly big 4 power rankings with positives on all four teams. Each of the four teams picked up at least one conference win since we last did the rankings and each seem to heading in the right direction. Niagara continues to impress throughout MAAC play thus far posting a 7-1 […]
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Niagara’s MAAC Domination Continues
For a team that got off to such a poor start to their season, Niagara has sure turned it around since starting conference play. The Purple Eagles won their 6th consecutive MAAC contest Thursday evening, taking down Siena 87-64. Antoine Mason and Juan’ya Green both scored over 20 points apiece for the red-hot Niagara squad. […]
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Big 4 Power Rankings: Fifth Edition
By Johnathan Snyder on January 16, 2013 in Canisius, NCAA, Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Top Stories, UB Bulls
The Canisius Golden Griffins have held the top spot on my big 4 power rankings all season thus far but a disappointing week and slump left me with a tough decision. The Griffs still possess the best overall record of the big 4 teams but they haven’t proven over the past few weeks that they […]
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