Saint Peter's Peacocks at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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43 - 57
43 - 57
Fairfield ends 10-game skid with 57-43 win over St. Peter's
Mike Kirkland Jr. contributed 15 points and Marcus Gilbert added 11 to go with seven rebounds for Fairfield (7-21, 5-13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Both teams shot comparably from the field but Fairfield clinched the game at the free-throw line, hitting 18 of 22 compared to just 4 of 7 for St. Peter's.
Trailing by four late in the first half, Fairfield took the lead for good during an 11-0 run capped with back-to-back buckets from Kirkland to make it 31-26 with 17:15 to play. A free throw from Malcolm Gilbert and a 3 from Nelson late in the half ignited another 11-0 run to clinch it.
Desi Washington led St. Peter's (13-16, 7-11) with 10 points, including two 3-pointers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 43 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Washington Desi made Three Point Jumper. | 43 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Mike Kirkland Jr. made Free Throw. | 40 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Mike Kirkland Jr. made Free Throw. | 40 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Foul on Wyche Trevis. | 40 - 55 |
Statistics
 SPU |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-54 | FG | 17-40 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 4-7 | FT | 18-22 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 5 | Assists | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 2,867 | Capacity:
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 2,867 | 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 |