Albertus wins GNAC title

Terry Dawkins finished with a game-high 19 points as Albertus Magnus held on to beat top-ranked St. Joseph 83-79 in the GNAC men's basketball championship game on Sunday in West Hartford.

The second-seeded Falcons led for most of the second half, but the Blue Jays, the tournament's top seed and the top-ranked team in Division III, tied the game at 77 with 2:34 remaining.

However, a free throw and a layup from Dawkins put Albertus (19-9) up for good.

It is the ninth GNAC tournament titles for Albnertus, and the eighth for coach Mitch Oliver.

It was the first loss of the season for St. Joseph (27-1).

Canisius 64, Fairfield 51: At Buffalo, N.Y., TJ Gadsden scored 11 points as Canisius beat Fairfield 64-51 on Sunday.

Gadsden also had 14 rebounds for the Golden Griffins (9-19, 7-12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jordan Henderson was 4 of 12 shooting (2 for 7 from distance) to add 10 points. Tahj Staveskie recorded nine points and was 4 of 11 shooting (1 for 4 from distance).

The Stags (12-17, 8-11) were led in scoring by Caleb Fields, who finished with 15 points. Supreme Cook added 14 points, six rebounds and two steals for Fairfield. TJ Long also had nine points and two steals.

Yale 76, Cornell 58: At New Haven, EJ Jarvis' 34 points and 10 rebounds led Yale over Cornell 76-58 on Saturday night.

John Poulakidas scored 14 points, shooting 4 for 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the freethrow line for the Bulldogs (19-7, 9-4 Ivy League). August Mahoney recorded 12 points and was 4 of 7 shooting (2 for 4 from distance).

Nazir Williams led the Big Red (16-10, 6-7) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Guy Ragland Jr. and Isaiah Gray added 13 points apiece. Ragland also had nine rebounds.