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Fairfield Stags at Niagara Purple Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Fairfield Stags
16-13, 8-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 58
Niagara Purple Eagles
9-22, 5-8 Home

Fairfield beats Niagara 62-58 to close out regular season

Curtis Cobb finished with 15 points and Jerry Johnson Jr. added 10 for the Stags (16-13, 11-9 MAAC).

Fairfield controlled the game with its defense, holding the Purple Eagles (9-22, 6-1) to just 31.7 percent shooting overall and 5 of 25 from 3-point range.

Marvin Prochet led Niagara with 22 points, Matt Scott added 15, and the two combined for 63.7 percent of the Purple Eagles offensive output.

Fairfield led by eight at halftime but the Purple Eagles battled back for a 46-44 lead after a Chris Barton layup with eight minutes left. Kasibabu answered with a layup of his own 17 seconds later, sparking a 14-3 Stags run which gave them a 58-49 advantage with 1:21 left.

Niagara managed one final comeback attempt, but ran out of time.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 62 - 58
2nd 0:01 Jerry Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound. 62 - 58
2nd 0:01 Matt Scott missed Three Point Jumper. 62 - 58
2nd 0:03 Maurice Taylor Jr. Steal. 62 - 58
2nd 0:03 Tyler Nelson Turnover. 62 - 58

Statistics

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22-52 FG 19-60
42 Field Goal % 32
8-23 3PT 5-25
35 Three Point % 20
10-16 FT 15-22
63 Free Throw % 68
38 Rebounds 39
6 Offensive Rebounds 13
32 Defensive Rebounds 26
10 Assists 12
2 Steals 5
1 Blocks 1
10 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 11
3 Fast Break Points 0
24 Points in Paint 22
17 Fouls 16
11 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Gallagher Center

Location: Niagara Falls, NY
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
Full Standings