KALAMAZOO, Mich. – SIUE had to erase an early deficit before eventually cruising to a 76-58 win over Canisius in the Cougars' second game in the Bronco Classic at Western Michigan.

SIUE has now won three straight and improved to 4-2 overall. Canisius dropped to 0-4. The Cougars also improved to 7-1 over the last three seasons at in-season multi-team events (MTE).

Saturday, Canisius got out to a fast start and led 10-2 when SIUE called a timeout with 16:15 left in the first half.

The Golden Griffins went up 12-2 when SIUE turned the tide.

Back-to-back three-pointers by Brian Taylor at 13:36 and Ray'Sean Taylor at 12:34 put the Cougars up 14-12 and they never trailed again. An offensive rebound and tip-in by Declan Dillon at 9:42 capped a 20-0 scoring run by the Cougars and made it 22-12. Following a pair of Canisius free throws, SIUE scored the next seven points to lead 29-14 after a Desmond Polk three-pointer with 5:08 left in the half.

The Cougars led 43-27 at halftime.

In the second half, SIUE quickly pushed its lead to 20 (51-31) with 17:05 to play. The Cougars had their largest lead at 63-41 after a Myles Thompson fastbreak layup with 11:46 left in the game.

Brian Taylor led all scorers with a career-high 23 points coming on an 8-of-9 shooting performance. He hit a three and was 6 for 6 at the foul line, while adding four assists. A day after scoring a career-high 16 points, Polk scored 15 points thanks to a career-best five three-pointers. Darrion Baker scored a career-high 12 points while pulling down seven rebounds. Ray'Sean Taylor scored 11 points, including three three-pointers. He added five rebounds and dished out seven assists compared to just a single turnover.

The game marked the first time this season that SIUE has had four players score in double figures.

SIUE collectively shot 50 percent (29-58) from the field. The Cougars were 10-22 (46 percent) from long range and outrebounded Canisius 38-27.

SIUE finished with 20 assists, their most since collecting 22 opening night against Westminster.

The Golden Griffins were led by Paul McMillan IV who scored 18 points. Tana Kopa chipped in 12 points.

The road stretch continues for SIUE which will play at Green Bay Tuesday night. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.