Canisius 78, Lamar 72

Published Dec. 22, 2010 10:42 p.m. ET

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Elton Frazier scored 22 points and Tomas Vazquez-Simmons added 15 as Canisius defeated Lamar 78-72 on Wednesday night.

Julius Coles added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Golden Griffins (5-6).

Mike James scored 15 points, and Anthony Miles and Donley Minor had 12 each for the Cardinals (5-6).

Frazier's layup with 8:52 remaining gave Canisius the lead for good, 53-51.

On three occasions in the last four minutes, a Vazquez-Simmons basket gave the Griffins space when Lamar got within three points, and Canisius sealed the win by going 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the final 34 seconds.