The Golden Griffins of Canisius mounted a tremendous comeback in the final five minutes of the game but it just wasn't meant to be as Tom Parrotta's team fell to 3-11 and 0-4 in conference.Canisius found themselves shooting the ball poorly again (37.9 for the game) and trailed 27-25 at half.
In the second half, St. Peters pounced on the vulnerable Canisius team and stretched their lead to as many as 16 with just over five minutes to play. At that point, all hope for the Griffs seemed lost but Harold Washington, the MAAC's second leading scorer coming into the game, took over and scored the next ten points for Canisius as they closed that once insurmountable gap to just one 62-61 with 25 seconds left.
St. Peters made two foul shots to make that lead three. Washington then tried to tie the game up on the other end with a three pointer but his attempt was off the mark and the rally was officially over.
The loss is very tough for the Griffs to take as the entire season has been filled with close games that could have swung either way. Unfortunately those close ones haven't swung in Canisius' favor.
On a postive note, junior guard Gabby Belardo was able to return to the lineup. It is unclear how his nagging back injury is progressing at this point but he was able to post 33 minutes of action for Coach Parrotta's squad so that has to be a positive sign.
Alshwan Hymes led the Griffs with 15 points. Belardo and Washington has 13 and 14 points receptively. Forward Chris Manhertz once again registered double digit rebounds as he brought in 11 to go along with his 6 points.
Canisius will look to right the ship and get their first conference win against 10-4 Loyola (MD).
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