Fairfield Stags at Monmouth Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 78
79 - 78
Cruz's shot with 2.1 left gives Fairfield win over Monmouth
With 9.1 seconds left and Fairfield inbounding from Monmouth's end, Cruz took a pass just inside halfcourt and drove to the hoop where he split two defenders to put in a soft one-hander. A hurried 3-pointer by Monmouth's Deion Hammond was short at the buzzer.
Cruz finished with 13 points. Tyler Nelson made five 3-pointers and scored 26 points with Ferron Flavors Jr. adding 10 points and Jonathan Kasibabu nine points and nine rebounds for the Stags (9-13, 4-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Association), who have won two straight with an overtime victory over Iona on Monday.
Zac Tillman scored 18 points, Ray Salnave 16, Austin Tilghman 14 with nine assists and Hammond 10 points for the Hawks (7-15, 3-7).
There were 11 lead changes and eight ties.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound. | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Deion Hammond missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Monmouth Timeout | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Monmouth Timeout | 79 - 78 |
Statistics
 FAIR |
 MONM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 25-59 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 17-23 | FT | 22-26 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: OceanFirst Bank Center
Location: West Long Branch, NJ
Attendance: 2,955 | Capacity:
Location: West Long Branch, NJ
Attendance: 2,955 | 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 |
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |