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Colgate University Athletics

Jordan Burns
85
Winner Canisius CAN
67
Colgate COLGATE
Winner
Canisius CAN
85
Final
67
Colgate COLGATE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius CAN 39 46 85
Colgate COLGATE 25 42 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chelsea Vielhauer

Raiders Wrap Up Exhibition Against Canisius

First-Year Jordan Burns Leads Colgate With 17 Points

HAMILTON – The Colgate men's basketball team rebounded from a poor-shooting first half to have a strong offensive second half, but Canisius shot its way past the Raiders 85-67 in an exhibition game Wednesday night at Cotterell Court. All proceeds from the exhibition game will be donated to the One America Appeal in benefit of hurricane relief.
 
First-year Jordan Burns led the team with 17 points, while sophomore Will Rayman (14) and junior Dana Batt (12) also finished in double-figures.
 
The Raiders held a 12-10 lead following three-pointers from Rayman and senior Sean O'Brien at the 11:54 mark. Canisius answered with a 19-5 streak over the next eight minutes as the Golden Griffins pulled ahead 29-17 with 4:33 left on the first-half clock.
 
Four-straight points from Rayman helped the Raiders pick up the pace in the closing minutes, before Colgate added on four free throws in the final 1:15, but Canisius carried a 39-25 lead into halftime.
 
Rayman scored seven of Colgate's first nine points out of the half, but the Golden Griffs still held onto a 15-point lead at 49-34 with 14:25 left to play.  The Raiders heated up offensively over the next few minutes, including a personal 8-0 stretch from first-year Jack Ferguson, but Canisius had an answer for nearly every Colgate basket.
 
The Golden Griffs held onto a double-digit lead the rest of the way to pull away for the 85-67 victory.
 
BOTTOM LINE
  • Canisius 85, Colgate 67
 
KEY RAIDER INFO
  • Burns' 17 points were aided by a strong 7-for-8 showing from the charity stripe.
  • Colgate's four-member freshman class combined to score 29 of Colgate's 61 points. Ferguson followed Burns with eight points, while David Maynard and Hugh Baxter both chipped in two.
  • Junior Francisco Amiel led the team with six rebounds, while Rayman and Batt tallied five apiece.
 
FACTS & FIGURES
  • Colgate was limited to a shooting percentage of 29.6 (8-for-27) in the first half, but rebounded with a 43.3 (13-for-30) percent mark from the field in the second half.
  • The Raiders finished 36.8 percent (21-for-57) from the field for the game.
  • Canisius shot 50.8 percent (30-for-59) from the floor.
  • Rebounds were tied 36-36.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Raiders officially kick off the 2017-18 season next Friday (Nov. 11) at UConn.
  • Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast regionally on SNY.
  • Colgate makes its home debut on Thursday, Nov. 16 when the Raiders host Cornell.
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