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Niagara Purple Eagles at Fairfield Stags

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Niagara Purple Eagles
12-9, 7-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
85 - 104
Fairfield Stags
7-11, 5-2 Home

Nelson scores 28, Fairfield surprises Niagara 104-85

The Purple Eagles came in on a roll with a five-game winning streak, but the Stags (7-11, 2-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), losers of five straight, scored the first four points and never looked back, leading 58-40 after their highest-scoring half since Nov. 24, 2015.

Niagara scored the first nine points of second half and got within six with 12 1/2 minutes left but no closer with the Stags going up by double figures for good on consecutive 3-pointers by Kavaliauskas.

Kavaliauskas had 14 points and 11 assists for his second straight double-double in just his fifth career game. Jesus Cruz added 19 points, Ferron Flavors Jr. 18 and Matija Milin 15 for Fairfield, which shot 54 percent.

Kahlil Dukes scored 26 points for Niagara (12-9, 5-3).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 85 - 104
2nd 0:18 James Towns made Layup. 85 - 104
2nd 0:31 Kierell Green Defensive Rebound. 83 - 104
2nd 0:31 Olivier Cadieux missed Three Point Jumper. 83 - 104
2nd 0:44 Omar El-Sheikh Defensive Rebound. 83 - 104

Statistics

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28-58 FG 37-69
48 Field Goal % 54
6-14 3PT 12-34
43 Three Point % 35
23-29 FT 18-23
79 Free Throw % 78
32 Rebounds 36
5 Offensive Rebounds 9
27 Defensive Rebounds 27
11 Assists 25
2 Steals 7
1 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 16
8 Fast Break Points 17
38 Points in Paint 46
20 Fouls 22
0 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: Total Mortgage Arena

Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,312 | 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
Full Standings