Fairfield defeats Niagara 73-68
Jonathan Kasibabu blocked a potential game-tying shot, grabbed two key rebounds and sank four free throws -- all in the final 52 seconds -- as Fairfield edged Niagara 73-68 Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Niagara Purple Eagles
68
Fairfield Stags
73
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIA | 35 | 33 | 68 |
| FAIR | 32 | 41 | 73 |
Total Mortgage Arena · 1,014 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs Morgan State Bears | L 67-73 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ West Virginia Mountaineers | L 46-91 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 68-73
Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 68-72
Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 68-71
Foul on Emile Blackman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 68-71
Coleman Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 68-70
Foul on Justin Satchell.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 68-70
Karonn Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 67-70
Foul on Curtis Cobb.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 67-70
Tyler Nelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 67-69
Tyler Nelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 67-68
Foul on Chris Barton.
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LayUpShot 0:13 67-68
Matt Scott made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 65-68
Foul on Matt Scott.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 65-68
Matt Scott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 64-68
Matt Scott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 63-68
Foul on Marcus Gilbert.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 63-68
Foul on Jerome Segura.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 63-68
Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 63-67
Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 63-66
Foul on Emile Blackman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:30 63-66
Tyler Nelson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 63-63
Marcus Gilbert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:51 63-62
Foul on Marvin Prochet.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:09 63-62
Matt Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Satchell.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 60-62
Foul on Marvin Prochet.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:30 60-62
Marcus Gilbert made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:30 60-61
Marcus Gilbert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:30 60-60
Foul on Matt Scott.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:18 60-60
Emile Blackman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Prochet.
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PersonalFoul 4:25 57-60
Foul on Marcus Gilbert.
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PersonalFoul 4:37 57-60
Foul on Jonathan Kasibabu.
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PersonalFoul 5:13 57-60
Foul on Jonathan Kasibabu.
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LayUpShot 5:29 57-60
Curtis Cobb made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Nelson.
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JumpShot 5:52 57-58
Tyler Nelson made Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Segura.
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DunkShot 6:17 57-56
Alioune Tew made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:48 55-56
Justin Satchell made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 7:11 52-56
Jonathan Kasibabu made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Nelson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:36 52-54
Justin Satchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:36 51-54
Foul on Curtis Cobb.
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LayUpShot 8:01 51-54
Tyler Nelson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:53 51-52
Foul on Karonn Davis.
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LayUpShot 9:11 51-52
Justin Satchell made Layup.
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DunkShot 9:43 49-52
Emile Blackman made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 10:17 47-52
Foul on Justin Satchell.
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JumpShot 10:33 47-52
Justin Satchell made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:55 45-52
Marcus Gilbert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Segura.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:26 45-49
Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:26 45-48
Foul on Emile Blackman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:53 45-48
Curtis Cobb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Gilbert.
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PersonalFoul 12:07 45-45
Foul on Maurice Taylor Jr.
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LayUpShot 12:51 45-45
Emile Blackman made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:15 43-45
Matt Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emile Blackman.
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LayUpShot 13:38 40-45
Curtis Cobb made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:20 40-43
Jonathan Kasibabu made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Nelson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:34 40-41
Karonn Davis made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:09 37-41
Foul on Matt Scott.
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JumpShot 15:42 37-41
Marcus Gilbert made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 16:37 37-39
Jerome Segura made Layup.
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TipShot 16:52 37-37
Alioune Tew made Two Point Tip Shot.
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DunkShot 17:10 35-37
Marcus Gilbert made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:47 35-35
Tyler Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Segura.
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End Game 0:00 68-73
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:00 68-73
Curtis Cobb Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 68-73
Justin Satchell missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 68-73
Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 68-72
Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 68-71
Foul on Emile Blackman.
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Offensive Rebound 0:06 68-71
Jonathan Kasibabu Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 68-71
Coleman Johnson missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 68-71
Coleman Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 68-70
Foul on Justin Satchell.
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 68-70
Coleman Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 68-70
Karonn Davis missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 68-70
Karonn Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 67-70
Foul on Curtis Cobb.
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RegularTimeOut 0:13 67-70
Fairfield Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 67-70
Tyler Nelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 67-69
Tyler Nelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 67-68
Foul on Chris Barton.
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LayUpShot 0:13 67-68
Matt Scott made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:25 65-68
Marvin Prochet Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 65-68
Jerry Johnson Jr missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:25 65-68
Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 65-68
Jerry Johnson Jr missed Free Throw.
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RegularTimeOut 0:25 65-68
Niagara Timeout
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PersonalFoul 0:25 65-68
Foul on Matt Scott.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 65-68
Matt Scott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 64-68
Matt Scott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 63-68
Foul on Marcus Gilbert.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 63-68
Foul on Jerome Segura.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 63-68
Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 63-67
Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 63-66
Foul on Emile Blackman.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 63-66
Jonathan Kasibabu Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:42 63-66
Matt Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:50 63-66
Matt Scott Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:52 63-66
Jonathan Kasibabu Block.
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JumpShot 0:52 63-66
Maurice Taylor Jr missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:59 63-66
Niagara Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:59 63-66
Justin Satchell missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:07 63-66
Niagara Timeout
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Team Stats
NIA
FAIR
25-62
FG
24-63
40
Field Goal %
38
9-22
3PT
8-23
41
Three Point %
35
9-15
FT
17-23
60
Free Throw %
74
42
Rebounds
40
12
Offensive Rebounds
13
30
Defensive Rebounds
27
9
Assists
12
6
Steals
7
4
Blocks
5
13
Turnovers
9
1
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
13
11
Fast Break Points
16
28
Points in Paint
28
19
Fouls
13
7
Largest Lead
7
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