ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Tre Dinkins had 24 points in Canisius' 77-61 victory against Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night in the opening round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament.

Canisius, the ninth seed, faces top-seeded Quinnipiac on Wednesday.

Dinkins went 10 of 21 from the field (4 for 11 from 3-point range) for the Golden Griffins (14-17). Cam Palesse scored 19 points and added six rebounds. Devean Williams shot 6 of 11 and scored 12.

Mount Saint Mary's entered the MAAC Tournament as the eight seed.

Deshayne Montgomery led the way for the Mountaineers (13-19) with 26 points and Dakota Leffew scored 23.

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