Fairfield Stags at Long Island University Sharks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
76 - 72
Fairfield tops LIU Brooklyn 76-72 to end three-game slide
Tyler Nelson topped the Stags (4-5) with 17 points, but he made just 6 of 18 shots from the floor, including 1 of 6 from 3-point range. Ferron Flavors Jr. came off the bench to score 12 for Fairfield, which heads home after a season-long seven-game road trip. The Stags haven't played a home game since Nov. 14. Flavors helped the Stags reserves outscore their counterparts 21-0.
Joel Hernandez led the Blackbirds (4-7) with 23 points and nine rebounds. Raiquan Clark added 19 points and seven boards, Jashaun Agosto scored 14 and Julian Batts chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Flavors buried a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute of the first half to give Fairfield a 36-35 lead at the break.
Hernandez hit two free throws with 1:13 left in the game to pull LIU Brooklyn within 71-69, but Jonathan Kasibabu and Flavors hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 29 seconds to preserve the victory.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jashaun Agosto made Layup. | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ferron Flavors Jr. made Free Throw. | 76 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ferron Flavors Jr. made Free Throw. | 75 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Jashaun Agosto. | 74 - 70 |
Statistics
 FAIR |
 LIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-61 | FG | 22-54 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 3-14 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 11-15 | FT | 25-37 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 28 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 1,242 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
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| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
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