Game No. 22
"All You Can Eat Night" Presented by Chartwells
Canisius (13-8, 6-4 MAAC) vs. Loyola (Md. (15-7, 7-3 MAAC)
Date: Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) - Buffalo, N.Y.
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel
Talent: Ben Wagner (p-x-p) and Mike MacDonald (color)
Radio: AM-1400 (Buffalo)
Free Online Audio: GoGriffs.com
Talent: Jay Moran (p-x-p) and Garrett Layton (color)
Twitter: @GoGriffs (athletic department) or @Griffs_MBB (men's basketball)
Hashtags: #Griffs  #maachoops 

CANISIUS CONTINUES MAAC HOMESTAND THURSDAY

• The Canisius College men's basketball team will continue its three-game MAAC homestand this evening when the Golden Griffins play host to Loyola (Maryland).
• The Griffs are 13-8 overall and 6-4 in MAAC play after losing to Niagara 66-65 Jan. 27. Canisius has now lost two MAAC games this year in the game's final three seconds.
• Loyola (Md.) is the MAAC's defending champion and starts tonight with a 15-7 overall record and a 7-3 record in league play. The Greyhounds lost to Iona 79-71 Jan. 27 at home.

FAST BREAK POINTS

• After giving up a season-high 97 points at Iona Jan. 13, the Griffs have held their last four opponents (Manhattan, Siena, Rider and Niagara) to an average of 55 points per game.
• The Griffs enter the final MAAC game of January with a winning conference record for the first time since 2006-07, when the team was 6-5 heading into February.
• This game tonight will mark the match-up of the MAAC's two top rebounding teams. Loyola is averaging a MAAC-high 36.2 rebounds per game while the Griffs  rank second in the conference with 35.9 boards per contest.
• As a team, Canisius comes into tonight's game averaging 9.2 3-point field goals per game, which ranks second in the MAAC and fourth in the nation.
• Junior forward Chris Manhertz was credited with his third double-double of the season (seventh in his career) after he scored a career-high 17 points while pulling down a game-high 15 rebounds in the team's loss to Niagara Jan. 27.
• Senior guard Isaac Sosa had 14 points in the loss to Niagara Jan. 27 and starts this game averaging 12.8 points per game, which ranks 14th in the conference.
• Senior Freddy Asprilla has missed the team's last two games because of an ankle injury. He is listed as day-to-day by the Canisius athletic training staff.
• This will be Loyola's final road game in the Koessler Athletic Center as a member of the MAAC. The Greyhounds will join the Patriot League for the 2013-14 academic year.

ABOUT THE GREYHOUNDS

• Loyola (Md.) comes into tonight's game with a 15-7 overall record and a 7-3 mark in league action. The Greyhounds have won three of their last four and six of their last eight games.
• Loyola leads the league in scoring defense (60.8 points per game) and in field goal percentage defense, with opposing teams shooting 40.3 percent from the floor.
• Junior Dylan Cormier leads Loyola and ranks fourth in the MAAC with his 17.6 points per game scoring average.
• MAAC Preseason Player of the Year Erik Etherly is good for 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

CANISIUS - LOYOLA SERIES

• This marks the 57th time these two Jesuit schools have met on the hardwood, with Canisius leading the all-time series 34-22.
• Loyola swept the 2011-12 regular-season series from Canisius, and the Greyhounds start tonight with wins in three of the last four meetings.
• Loyola has won five times in its last seven trips into the Koessler Athletic Center, including last year's 72-50 win here in Buffalo Jan. 29, 2012.
• This series dates back to Jan. 29, 1955 where the Griffs posted a 73-63 in The Aud.