Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at Sacred Heart Pioneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 76
71 - 76
Sacred Heart pulls away late, beats Mount St. Mary's 76-71
Eyimofe Edukugho chipped in 12 points for Sacred Heart (4-14, 3-4 Northeast Conference). Elijah Long had 20 points to lead Mount St. Mary's (8-12, 5-2).
Falzon's second straight 3 gave the Pioneers a 67-66 lead, and Broome made three free throws to stretch it to 70-66. Junior Robinson answered with a 3-pointer to pull the Mountaineers to 70-69.
The teams traded two free throws before Broome made two more to stretch the Pioneers' lead to 74-71. Sacred Heart then chose to immediately foul on the ensuing possession with 4.1 left to avoid a Mountaineers' 3-point attempt. Falzon made two free throws to seal it.
It was tied at 52 with 12:33 to play. Neither team had more than a three-point lead for the next 11 minutes.
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Statistics
MSM |
SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 24-55 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 12-19 | FT | 20-24 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: William H. Pitt Center
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 1,502 | Capacity:
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 1,502 | 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 |


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