Saint Peter's Peacocks at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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61 - 70
61 - 70
Fairfield beats Saint Peter's 70-61 in MAAC opener
Nelson was 6 of 13 from the field, made four 3-pointers and a game-high five steals. Matija Milin and Omar El-Sheikh each added 11 points for Fairfield (6-6), which has won three of its last four games and has beaten Saint Peter's in three straight.
Elijah Gonzales scored 16 points to lead the Peacocks (6-6). Nick Griffin added 13 points and Sam Idowu 12.
Nelson's 3-point play gave the Stags the lead for good midway through the first half as they built a 10-point halftime lead. Saint Peter's pulled to 56-50 with 5:24 remaining. Jesus Cruz and Nelson each made 3-pointers as part of a 7-4 spurt that made it 63-54 with 2:40 to play.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Tyler Nelson Steal. | 61 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Nick Griffin Turnover. | 61 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Jerome Segura made Free Throw. | 61 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Foul on Quinn Taylor. | 61 - 68 |
Statistics
SPU |
FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-51 | FG | 23-50 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 12-12 | FT | 13-18 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,112 | Capacity:
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,112 | 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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