Pennsylvania Quakers at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 80
72 - 80
Nelson, Methani combine for 50, Fairfield downs Penn 90-72
Nelson and Methani each made driving scores in the final minute as the Stags pushed their lead to 11 points before Penn's Ryan Betley and Caleb Wood landed late 3-pointers.
Nelson, who scored a high of 38 points last season, kicked off his senior season making 9 of 18 shots with seven rebounds and six assists. Methani shot 8 of 13 with a pair of treys, eight rebounds and three blocked shots. Fairfield outscored Penn 36-26 in the paint.
Betley led Penn with 20 points, trying 11 3-pointers and sinking three. He added 10 rebounds. Darnell Foreman added 17 points and Wood scored nine on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range.
The Quakers launched a school-record 39 treys, sinking nine.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Ferron Flavors Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Wassef Methnani Block. | 72 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Caleb Wood missed Jumper. | 72 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Ferron Flavors Jr. made Free Throw. | 72 - 80 |
Statistics
PENN |
FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-72 | FG | 28-56 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-39 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 11-19 | FT | 20-24 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,672 | Capacity:
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,672 | 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 |


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