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Cruz leads Fairfield over Canisius 72-50 in MAAC tourney

AP
Mar 08, 2022

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Jesus Cruz tossed in 19 points and Fairfield Stags rolled to a 72-50 victory over Canisius Golden Griffins in the first round of the Metro Atlantic Conference tournament on Tuesday night.

Taj Benning had 15 points for the Stags (15-17). Caleb Green added 10 points and six assists. Supreme Cook had nine rebounds.

Akrum Ahemed topped the Golden Grifins (11-21) with nine poitns. Armon Harried had six rebounds and three blocks, but he made just 3 of 14 shots and scored six. Xzavier Long added five points and 10 rebounds.

Jordan Henderson, Canisius' second-leading scorer heading into the contest at 11 points per game, shot only 14 percent for the game (2 of 14).

No. 7 seed Fairfield advances to play No. 2 seed Saint Peter's on Wednesday.

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1st Half
CAN
Golden Griffins
20
FAIR
Stags
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		George Maslennikov vs. Supreme Cook (Caleb Green gains possession)
19:34		Jesus Cruz misses two point jump shot
19:32		Ahamadou Fofana defensive rebound
19:23		Supreme Cook personal foul (Jordan Henderson draws the foul)
19:21	+2	Jordan Henderson makes two point jump shot (Ahamadou Fofana assists)	2-0
19:04		Allan Jeanne-Rose misses two point layup
19:02		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
18:56		Jacco Fritz blocks Supreme Cook's two point layup
18:54		Armon Harried defensive rebound
18:34		Ahamadou Fofana turnover (bad pass) (Supreme Cook steals)
18:21		Taj Benning misses two point jump shot
18:19		Armon Harried defensive rebound
18:10		Caleb Green personal foul (Armon Harried draws the foul)
18:02		Jordan Henderson misses two point jump shot
18:00		George Maslennikov offensive rebound
17:52		Armon Harried misses two point layup
17:50		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
17:49		Jacco Fritz personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
17:25	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point hook shot	2-2
17:07		George Maslennikov turnover (traveling)
16:51		Supreme Cook misses two point layup
16:49		Xzavier Long defensive rebound
16:22		Armon Harried misses two point jump shot
16:20		Chris Maidoh defensive rebound
16:12	+2	Chris Maidoh makes two point layup (Caleb Green assists)	2-4
15:57		Ahamadou Fofana misses three point jump shot
15:55		Zach Crisler defensive rebound
15:54		TV timeout
15:31		Taj Benning misses two point hook shot
15:29		Jordan Henderson defensive rebound
15:17		Malek Green misses three point jump shot
15:15		Xzavier Long offensive rebound
15:06	+2	Xzavier Long makes two point jump shot	4-4
15:01	+3	Zach Crisler makes three point jump shot (Caleb Green assists)	4-7
14:32		Xzavier Long misses three point jump shot
14:30		Armon Harried offensive rebound
14:25		Armon Harried misses two point layup
14:23		Zach Crisler defensive rebound
14:14		Malek Green shooting foul (Zach Crisler draws the foul)
14:14	+1	Zach Crisler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-8
14:14	+1	Zach Crisler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-9
13:59		Armon Harried turnover (lost ball) (Zach Crisler steals)
13:51		Zach Crisler turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Henderson steals)
13:48		Jordan Henderson misses three point jump shot
13:46		Xzavier Long offensive rebound
13:44		Zach Crisler shooting foul (Xzavier Long draws the foul)
13:46		Xzavier Long misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:44		Xzavier Long misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:46		Allan Jeanne-Rose defensive rebound
13:24		Malek Green shooting foul (Jesus Cruz draws the foul)
13:24	+1	Jesus Cruz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-10
13:24		Jesus Cruz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:24		Xzavier Long defensive rebound
13:04		Jesus Cruz personal foul (Xzavier Long draws the foul)
12:49	+2	Scott Hitchon makes two point jump shot	6-10
12:26	+2	Allan Jeanne-Rose makes two point layup	6-12
12:17		Armon Harried misses two point layup
12:15		Xzavier Long offensive rebound
12:10		Chris Maidoh blocks Xzavier Long's two point layup
12:08		Taj Benning defensive rebound
11:57		TJ Long misses three point jump shot
11:55		Allan Jeanne-Rose offensive rebound
11:47	+2	Allan Jeanne-Rose makes two point layup	6-14
11:39	+3	Xzavier Long makes three point jump shot (Jordan Henderson assists)	9-14
11:26		Jesus Cruz misses three point jump shot
11:24		Scott Hitchon defensive rebound
11:05		Scott Hitchon misses three point jump shot
11:03		Taj Benning defensive rebound
10:49		Armon Harried blocks TJ Long's two point jump shot
10:47		Xzavier Long defensive rebound
10:37		Jordan Henderson misses three point jump shot
10:35		Stags defensive rebound
10:36		Scott Hitchon personal foul
10:36		Scott Hitchon technical foul
10:36		TV timeout
10:36		Taj Benning misses technical free throw 1 of 2
10:36	+1	Taj Benning makes technical free throw 2 of 2	9-15
10:09		Taj Benning misses two point jump shot
10:07		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
9:54		Supreme Cook misses two point jump shot
9:52		Ahamadou Fofana defensive rebound
9:24		Ahamadou Fofana misses two point jump shot
9:22		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
9:16		Taj Benning misses three point jump shot
9:14		Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound
9:05	+2	Akrum Ahemed makes two point layup	11-15
8:43		Akrum Ahemed shooting foul (Jesus Cruz draws the foul)
8:43		Jesus Cruz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:43	+1	Jesus Cruz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-16
8:26		George Maslennikov misses two point jump shot
8:24		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
8:14		TJ Long misses two point jump shot
8:12		Golden Griffins defensive rebound
8:12		Allan Jeanne-Rose personal foul
8:00		Ahamadou Fofana turnover (out of bounds)
8:00		TV timeout
7:45		Akrum Ahemed personal foul (Allan Jeanne-Rose draws the foul)
7:45		Allan Jeanne-Rose misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:45		Armon Harried defensive rebound
7:23		Allan Jeanne-Rose blocks Jacco Fritz's two point layup
7:21		Golden Griffins offensive rebound
7:16		Ahamadou Fofana misses two point jump shot
7:14		Zach Crisler defensive rebound
6:52		Taj Benning turnover (out of bounds)
6:41		Jacco Fritz offensive foul (Zach Crisler draws the foul)
6:41		Jacco Fritz turnover
6:32		Armon Harried blocks Caleb Green's two point jump shot
6:30		Stags offensive rebound
6:16		Caleb Green misses two point jump shot
6:14		Armon Harried defensive rebound
5:57	+2	Ahamadou Fofana makes two point layup	13-16
5:42	+2	Allan Jeanne-Rose makes two point hook shot	13-18
5:23	+2	Siem Uijtendaal makes two point layup	15-18
4:57	+3	Zach Crisler makes three point jump shot (Taj Benning assists)	15-21
4:36		George Maslennikov misses two point hook shot
4:34		Zach Crisler defensive rebound
4:23	+2	Caleb Green makes two point jump shot	15-23
4:04		Armon Harried misses three point jump shot
4:02		Caleb Green defensive rebound
3:54	+3	Taj Benning makes three point jump shot (Zach Crisler assists)	15-26
3:52		Golden Griffins 30 second timeout
3:52		TV timeout
3:38	+3	Ahamadou Fofana makes three point jump shot	18-26
3:11		Supreme Cook misses two point jump shot
3:09		Siem Uijtendaal defensive rebound
2:50		Ahamadou Fofana misses three point jump shot
2:48		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Caleb Green makes two point layup	18-28
2:12		Armon Harried misses two point layup
2:10		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
2:01		Jesus Cruz misses three point jump shot
1:59		Jordan Henderson defensive rebound
1:52		Jordan Henderson misses two point layup
1:50		Stags defensive rebound
1:49		Jordan Henderson personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
1:49		Supreme Cook misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:49		Xzavier Long defensive rebound
1:33		Taj Benning personal foul (Jordan Henderson draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Jordan Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	19-28
1:33		Jordan Henderson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
1:33	+1	Jordan Henderson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-28
1:14		Jesus Cruz misses two point jump shot
1:12		Jordan Henderson defensive rebound
1:06		Xzavier Long misses three point jump shot
1:04		TJ Long defensive rebound
0:53	+3	Jesus Cruz makes three point jump shot (Allan Jeanne-Rose assists)	20-31
0:39		Chris Maidoh personal foul (Armon Harried draws the foul)
0:39		Armon Harried misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:39		Jesus Cruz defensive rebound
0:33		Stags 30 second timeout
0:13		Taj Benning misses two point jump shot
0:11		Xzavier Long defensive rebound
0:01		Ahamadou Fofana turnover (lost ball) (Jesus Cruz steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAN
Golden Griffins
30
FAIR
Stags
41

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Jesus Cruz personal foul (Malek Green draws the foul)
19:36		Malek Green misses two point layup
19:34		Allan Jeanne-Rose defensive rebound
19:12		Caleb Green misses three point jump shot
19:10		Jacco Fritz defensive rebound
18:57	+2	Armon Harried makes two point layup	22-31
18:35	+2	Caleb Green makes two point layup (Supreme Cook assists)	22-33
18:11		Taj Benning personal foul (Jordan Henderson draws the foul)
18:06		Armon Harried misses three point jump shot
18:04		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
17:54	+3	Taj Benning makes three point jump shot (Caleb Green assists)	22-36
17:38		Malek Green misses two point layup
17:36		Taj Benning defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point layup (Supreme Cook assists)	22-38
17:13		Jacco Fritz turnover (bad pass) (TJ Long steals)
17:03		Armon Harried blocks Supreme Cook's two point layup
17:01		Armon Harried defensive rebound
16:53		Jordan Henderson misses two point jump shot
16:51		TJ Long defensive rebound
16:44		Caleb Green misses two point jump shot
16:42		Malek Green defensive rebound
16:29		Jesus Cruz blocks Armon Harried's two point layup
16:27		Chris Maidoh defensive rebound
16:27		Xzavier Long personal foul (Chris Maidoh draws the foul)
16:12	+3	TJ Long makes three point jump shot (Caleb Green assists)	22-41
16:09		Golden Griffins 30 second timeout
16:09		TV timeout
15:54		Jordan Henderson misses three point jump shot
15:52		Chris Maidoh defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Chris Maidoh makes two point layup (Jesus Cruz assists)	22-43
15:16		Chris Maidoh shooting foul (Malek Green draws the foul)
15:16		TV timeout
15:16		Malek Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:16	+1	Malek Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-43
14:51	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point hook shot	23-45
14:42	+2	Malek Green makes two point layup (Jordan Henderson assists)	25-45
14:31		Taj Benning misses three point jump shot
14:29		Malek Green defensive rebound
14:12		Xzavier Long misses two point layup
14:10		Xzavier Long offensive rebound
14:07		TJ Long shooting foul (Malek Green draws the foul)
14:07	+1	Malek Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-45
14:07	+1	Malek Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-45
13:50	+2	Chris Maidoh makes two point jump shot	27-47
13:41		Jordan Henderson misses two point layup
13:39		Malek Green offensive rebound
13:32		Malek Green misses two point layup
13:30		Jordan Henderson offensive rebound
13:25		Armon Harried misses two point layup
13:23		Golden Griffins offensive rebound
13:23		Zach Crisler personal foul (Armon Harried draws the foul)
13:11		Malek Green offensive foul (Zach Crisler draws the foul)
13:11		Malek Green turnover
13:01		Jacco Fritz shooting foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
13:01	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-48
13:01	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-49
12:49		Xzavier Long turnover (lost ball) (Supreme Cook steals)
12:21		Jesus Cruz misses three point jump shot
12:19		Ahamadou Fofana defensive rebound
12:12		Ahamadou Fofana turnover (lost ball)
11:51		Jesus Cruz misses two point layup
11:49		Xzavier Long defensive rebound
11:39		TJ Long shooting foul (Akrum Ahemed draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39	+1	Akrum Ahemed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-49
11:39	+1	Akrum Ahemed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-49
11:13	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point hook shot (TJ Long assists)	29-51
11:00		Xzavier Long misses three point jump shot
10:58		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
10:44		Supreme Cook misses two point layup
10:42		Golden Griffins defensive rebound
10:33		Chris Maidoh personal foul (Siem Uijtendaal draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Siem Uijtendaal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-51
10:33	+1	Siem Uijtendaal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-51
10:11	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point jump shot	31-53
9:58		Akrum Ahemed misses three point jump shot
9:56		TJ Long defensive rebound
9:42	+2	Caleb Green makes two point layup (Zach Crisler assists)	31-55
9:27	+3	Jordan Henderson makes three point jump shot (Xzavier Long assists)	34-55
9:24		Golden Griffins 60 second timeout
8:58		Taj Benning misses two point layup
8:56		Jacco Fritz defensive rebound
8:50		Siem Uijtendaal misses three point jump shot
8:48		Caleb Green defensive rebound
8:26		Taj Benning misses two point layup
8:24		Taj Benning offensive rebound
8:18	+2	Taj Benning makes two point layup	34-57
8:13		Siem Uijtendaal turnover (Zach Crisler steals)
8:03		Zach Crisler misses two point jump shot
8:01		Jordan Henderson defensive rebound
7:43		Jordan Henderson misses two point jump shot
7:41		Caleb Green defensive rebound
7:28	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point layup (Caleb Green assists)	34-59
7:08	+2	Jacco Fritz makes two point layup (Xzavier Long assists)	36-59
6:46		Jesus Cruz misses three point jump shot
6:44		Jacco Fritz defensive rebound
6:37		Xzavier Long offensive foul (Jesus Cruz draws the foul)
6:37		Xzavier Long turnover
6:06		Caleb Green turnover (bad pass) (Armon Harried steals)
6:06		Caleb Green turnover (bad pass) (Armon Harried steals)
5:58	+2	Armon Harried makes two point dunk	38-59
5:45		Malek Green personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
5:55		Ahamadou Fofana personal foul
5:45		Malek Green personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
5:41	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point layup (Caleb Green assists)	38-61
5:22	+2	Armon Harried makes two point jump shot	40-61
5:00		Caleb Green misses two point jump shot
4:58		Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound
4:55		Armon Harried misses two point jump shot
4:53		TJ Long defensive rebound
4:39	+2	Taj Benning makes two point layup (Jesus Cruz assists)	40-63
4:09	+3	Malek Green makes three point jump shot (Armon Harried assists)	43-63
3:54		Golden Griffins offensive rebound
4:05		TV timeout
4:05		Stags turnover (5-second violation)
3:56		Jesus Cruz blocks Akrum Ahemed's two point layup
3:54		Golden Griffins offensive rebound
3:44		Armon Harried misses three point jump shot
3:42		Golden Griffins offensive rebound
3:34		Jordan Henderson misses three point jump shot
3:32		TJ Long defensive rebound
3:17		TJ Long turnover (lost ball) (Akrum Ahemed steals)
3:14	+3	Akrum Ahemed makes three point jump shot (Jordan Henderson assists)	46-63
3:09		Jordan Henderson personal foul (Taj Benning draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-64
3:09	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-65
2:45		Akrum Ahemed misses two point jump shot
2:41		Stags defensive rebound
2:41		Jacco Fritz personal foul (Caleb Green draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Caleb Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-66
2:41	+1	Caleb Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-67
2:29		Scott Hitchon misses two point jump shot
2:27		Chris Maidoh defensive rebound
2:12		Scott Hitchon personal foul (Taj Benning draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-68
2:12	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-69
2:07		Jordan Henderson misses three point jump shot
2:05		Akrum Ahemed offensive rebound
2:05		TJ Long personal foul (Akrum Ahemed draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Akrum Ahemed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-69
2:05	+1	Akrum Ahemed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-69
1:46		Caleb Green turnover (bad pass) (Scott Hitchon steals)
1:38		Supreme Cook blocks Jordan Henderson's two point layup
1:36		Golden Griffins offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Scott Hitchon makes two point jump shot	50-69
0:58	+3	TJ Long makes three point jump shot	50-72
0:49		Supreme Cook blocks Akrum Ahemed's two point layup
0:47		Akrum Ahemed offensive rebound
0:34		Scott Hitchon misses three point jump shot
0:32		Caleb Green defensive rebound
0:04		Stags turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		Jordan Henderson misses two point jump shot
0:00		Golden Griffins offensive rebound

Golden Griffins offensive rebound