Fairfield Stags at Quinnipiac Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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79 - 83
79 - 83
Quinnipiac holds on for 83-79 win over Fairfield
Quinnipiac (5-2, 1-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) trailed 34-25 in the first half but scored 16 straight points to take a 41-34 lead before halftime. Drame scored nine points during the run.
Fairfield (1-7, 0-1) was down 66-54 with less than nine minutes to play, but a KJ Rose layup with 4 seconds left brought the Stags within a bucket at 81-79.
Hearst then hit two free throws for Quinnipiac with 1 second left to make it a two-possession game and seal the victory.
Ike Azotam had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Bobcats and Shaq Shannon added 11 rebounds.
Marcus Gilbert was 11-for-19 from the field and scored 31 points for Fairfield, which dropped its seventh straight game.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Zaid Hearst made Free Throw. | 79 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Zaid Hearst made Free Throw. | 79 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Doug Chappell. | 79 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Quinnipiac Timeout | 79 - 81 |
Statistics
FAIR |
QUIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-71 | FG | 22-60 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 4-8 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 15-22 | FT | 35-46 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 28 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: M&T Bank Arena
Location: Hamden, CT
Attendance: 2,410 | Capacity:
Location: Hamden, CT
Attendance: 2,410 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |


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