Rider Broncs at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 74
70 - 74
Fairfield holds off Rider 74-70
Tyler Nelson and Matija Milin scored 13 apiece for the Stags (4-4, 1-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), who shot 51 percent from the field and outscored the Broncs 45-20 in the paint.
Kasibabu's jumper made it 71-68 for the Stags with 2:05 left. Teddy Okereafor made two free throws to pull the Broncs within 71-70, but Milin hit a 3-pointer on the next possession and iced it with a free throw with 29 seconds left.
Okereafor hit a 3 with 1 second left to tie it at 37 at halftime.
Okereafor scored 25 points, Xavier Lundy added 11, and Jimmie Taylor and Kealen Ives had 10 apiece for the Broncs (1-7, 0-2).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Matija Milin Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jimmie Taylor missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Kahlil Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Tyler Nelson missed Free Throw. | 70 - 74 |
Statistics
RID |
FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 32-63 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 11-30 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 13-16 | FT | 5-7 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 45 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Capacity:
Location: Bridgeport, 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 |


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