Nicholas Purdie
| 02/07/25 @ Bishop Timon-St. Jude | 65% |
| 02/05/25 vs St. Mary's | 56% |
| 02/04/25 @ The Park School of Buffalo | 29% |
| 02/01/25 vs Health Sciences Charter | 27% |
| 01/31/25 @ Nichols | 36% |
| + 17 more games |
Canisius had won five straight games and Nicholas Purdie did his part to make it six on Friday. The Canisius Crusaders strolled past the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 76-57 thanks in part to Purdie, who went 15 for 23 on his way to 38 points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 45.2% field goal percentage.
Patrick Cullinan was another key player, putting up four points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. That's the most boards he has posted since back in December of 2024.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Nakyhi Harris, who scored 21 points and six rebounds. Harris' evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Insera, who put up nine points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Canisius pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points over those games. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-5.
Looking ahead, Canisius will take on St. Francis at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Canisius likes a good challenge. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, an 82-69 win against Bishop Grimes on the 9th.
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