Fairfield Stags at Siena Saints
· MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
66 - 78
Ogunyemi leads Siena into semis, tops Fairfield 78-66
Siena (16-16), the MAAC No. 4 seed, advances to meet conference champion and top-seeded Monmouth (27-5) in a semifinal on Sunday. Siena lost twice to Monmouth in the regular season.
The Saints made 24 of 52 field goals (46 percent), the bulk of them in the paint, outscoring Fairfield 34-24. Ogunyemi shot 7 of 11 and went 9 of 13 from the free throw line. He also grabbed nine rebounds as Siena won the glass 39-33. Lavon Long added 17 points while Marquis Wright and Brett Bisping added 12 each.
Bisping grabbed 11 rebounds, including his 1,000th with 2:39 remaining and then added three more off the defensive glass from there as the Saints battled to hold off Fairfield (16-14), which had cut a 15-point gap down to 52-47 and consistently came within eight or nine points in the closing minutes.
Tyler Nelson led Fairfield with 25 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Lavon Long Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Tyler Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Ahsante Shivers made Layup. Assisted by Marquis Wright. | 66 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Jerome Segura Turnover. | 66 - 76 |
Statistics
 FAIR |
 SIE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 24-52 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 14-22 | FT | 26-36 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: 4,735 | 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 |