Fairfield Stags at Dartmouth Big Green
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 62
79 - 62
Nelson scored career-high 28, Fairfield tops Dartmouth 79-62
Nelson, a sophomore, was 7-of-9 shooting in the second half, including consecutive 3-pointers to push Fairfield's lead to 47-33 just 1:20 into the second half.
Matija Milin and Jerome Segura added 10 points apiece for Fairfield (2-0), which made 54 percent of its shots but just 5 of 20 3-pointers.
Evan Boudreaux had 18 points and six rebounds for Dartmouth (0-2). He made all eight of his free-throw attempts. Guilien Smith made three 3-pointers in the first four minutes to knot the game at 9-all. The Big Green was held to 34 percent shooting but made 15 of 19 free throws.
The Big Green lost their first home-opening loss since the 2011-12 season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Mike Fleming made Jumper. | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Olivier Cadieux Turnover. | 79 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Foul on Olivier Cadieux. | 79 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Olivier Cadieux Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 60 |
Statistics
 FAIR |
 DART |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-57 | FG | 21-62 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 5-27 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 12-20 | FT | 15-19 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Leede Arena
Location: Hanover, NH
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Location: Hanover, NH
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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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