Fairfield Stags at Quinnipiac Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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56 - 52
56 - 52
Fairfield holds off Quinnipiac 56-52 in OT.
Steve Johnston led Fairfield (4-5, 2-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) with 14 points and Mike Kirkland Jr. had 13. Kirkland, Gilbert and Johnston scored all 10 of Fairfield's overtime points.
Zaid Hearst led Quinnipiac (3-4, 0-2) with 20 points and Ousmane Drame had 12.
Hearst made 1 of 2 free throws with 22 seconds left in regulation for a 46-43 Quinnipiac lead. Then Gilbert hit his game-tying 3-pointer from the wing with 2 seconds left.
Quinnipiac only made one field goal in the first 12 minutes of the game, but trailed just 15-5. Gilbert's three-point play gave Fairfield a 14-point lead late in the first half, but Quinnipiac scored the final six to pull within 26-18 at halftime.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 52 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Steve Johnston made Layup. | 56 - 52 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Steve Johnston Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 52 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Zaid Hearst missed Layup. | 54 - 52 |
| 3rd 0:20 | Zaid Hearst Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 52 |
Statistics
 FAIR |
 QUIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-55 | FG | 15-50 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 2-11 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 14-22 | FT | 20-28 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Assists | 9 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: M&T Bank Arena
Location: Hamden, CT
Capacity:
Location: Hamden, CT
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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 |