Fairfield Stags at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 66
72 - 66
Fairfield hits 3-pointers, puts away Niagara 72-66
The Stags (6-22, 3-14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) shot 41.4 percent from the field and hit 11 of 19 3-pointers. Steve Johnston scored 14 points and Amadou Sidibe had nine with 10 rebounds. K.J. Rose dished out nine of Fairfield's 20 assists.
Niagara (6-22, 3-14) shot 41.9 percent, but went 3 of 12 beyond the arc and 11 of 25 from the foul line. Antoine Mason scored 22 points and Wesley Myers had 17.
Fairfield closed the first half on a 15-4 run fueled by Gilbert with two layups, a 3-pointer and a jumper to grab a 34-24 halftime advantage.
The Purple Eagles narrowed the gap to four in the second half, but two Johnston 3-pointers with a Gilbert trey in between made it 67-56 with 2:09 left.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Antoine Mason made Layup. | 72 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Ramone Snowden Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Marcus Gilbert missed Free Throw. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Marcus Gilbert made Free Throw. | 72 - 64 |
Statistics
 FAIR |
 NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-58 | FG | 26-62 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 11-19 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 13-19 | FT | 11-25 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 44 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 20 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Gallagher Center
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 1,170 | Capacity:
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 1,170 | 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 |