Niagara Purple Eagles at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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61 - 81
61 - 81
Fairfield beats Niagara for 3rd straight win
Amadou Sidibe and Tyler Nelson each scored 16 points, with Nelson snagging 10 rebounds. Curtis Cobb finished with 15 points, and Deniz Celen chipped in 10 for Fairfield (11-10, 6-6 MAAC).
The Stags shot 50 percent from the field overall, hit 11 3-pointers, and finished with 25 assists on their 33 field goals.
Fairfield ended the first half on a 15-4 stretch and took a 43-31 lead into the break. The Purple Eagles (8-16, 5-8) managed to stay within striking distance, cutting their deficit to nine (58-49) on a Matt Scott layup with 9:25 left.
But Cobb drilled a 3 two possessions later to push it back to double-digits, and the Stags pulled away from there.
Scott scored 18 for Niagara. Khalil Dukes added 16.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Jerry Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:18 | James Towns missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Matija Milin made Layup. Assisted by Deniz Celen. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:33 | James Towns made Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 79 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 33-66 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 5-11 | FT | 4-6 |
| 45 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Assists | 25 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Capacity:
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Capacity:
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