Iona Gaels at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
100 - 103
Nelson scores 32, Fairfield beats Iona 103-100 in OT
Nelson, who made 7 of 8 free throws in overtime, has four games with at least 30 points this season. He moved into third on Fairfield's career scoring list with 1,888 points.
Kavaliauskas finished with 10 points and a career-high 12 assists and freshman Omar El-Sheikh added a season-high 15 points for the Stags (8-13, 3-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Kavaliauskas has three double-doubles in five career starts.
Kavaliauskas found Ferron Flavors Jr. for a 3-pointer and then made a layup to give Fairfield a 96-92 lead with 1:50 left in overtime. E.J. Crawford made two free throws to pull Iona within two points about a minute later, but Nelson made 5 of 6 free throws from there to seal it.
Crawford had a career-high 26 points, Rickey McGill scored 22 and Roland Griffin added 21 points for Iona (13-9, 7-3). TK Edogi, a graduate transfer from Tulsa, had 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Nelson missed a deep 3 off the front of the rim as time expired in regulation.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 98 - 103 |
| 3rd 0:00 | E.J. Crawford made Jumper. | 100 - 103 |
| 3rd 0:05 | E.J. Crawford Offensive Rebound. | 98 - 103 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Schadrac Casimir missed Three Point Jumper. | 98 - 103 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Tyler Nelson made Free Throw. | 98 - 103 |
Statistics
 IONA |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-78 | FG | 39-73 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 14-27 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 11-15 | FT | 11-14 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,179 | 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 |