Box Score BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Fairfield University men's basketball team jumped out to an early lead but could not sustain it against Canisius College as the Golden Griffs posted an 84-58 win over the Stags at Webster Bank Arena.

Fairfield scored the first seven points of the game, five of which came from Justin Jenkins. Zach Lewis put Canisius on the board at the 17:51 mark with a layup that made the score 7-2. Jenkins added another basket to push the lead back to seven points at 9-2 before the Griffs went on a 9-0 run that gave the visitors their first lead at 10-9 with 14:56 on the clock.

Steve Johnson netted a three-pointer to give Fairfield a slim 12-11 lead, the first of four three-point field goals for the guard. Marcus Gilbert followed with a three pointer on a possession that included three offensive rebounds for the Stags. Canisius tied the game at 15-15 and the game was still tied at 17-17 before Lewis made a three pointer that made the score 20-17 in Canisius' favor. The Golden Griffs would never trail again in the game.

Canisius settled for a six-point lead at halftime and kept that lead two minutes into the half at 35-29. The Griffs built that lead to 15 points just three minutes later with an 11-2 run that pushed the score to 46-31 six minutes into the half. Fairfield did not come closer than 12 points the rest of the game, trailing 48-36 with 11:45 remaining.

Billy Baron scored a game-high 17 points, including 15 in the second half, to lead Canisius while Chris Manhertz added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Dominique Raney added 15 points off the bench for the Golden Griffs.

The Stags return to action on Monday, February 3 when they travel to Rider University for a 7 pm tip.