New Hampshire Wildcats at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
68 - 78
Fairfield gets past New Hampshire 78-68
Fairfield (5-6) edged on top for good with Jonathan Kasibabu's layup to make it 30-28 with under five minutes to play in the opening half. Nelson and Jonathan Kasibabu each sank a pair of free throws to pad the advantage before New Hampshire's Tanner Leissner answered with a bucket at the other end to stop the 6-0 spurt.
In the second half, New Hampshire (3-10) cut the gap to 60-57 with a pair of free throws from Iba Camara but it was as close as the Wildcats got the rest of the way.
Nelson, a senior, went 10 for 16 from the field and got 21 of his total points in the second half. Kasibabu added 10 points with perfect shooting, 4 for 4 from the field and both free-throw attempts.
Tanner Leissner scored 24 points for New Hampshire and Camara finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Iba Camara made Free Throw. | 68 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:24 | New Hampshire Deadball Team Rebound. | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Iba Camara missed Free Throw. | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Foul on Jerome Segura. | 67 - 78 |
Statistics
 UNH |
 FAIR |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-64 | FG | 29-61 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-30 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 18-21 | FT | 11-12 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 6 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 20 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 923 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
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 |