Marist Red Foxes at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 83
79 - 83
Nelson scores 29, Fairfield holds off Marist 83-79
Jesus Cruz scored 10 points with four assists for the Stags (11-15, 6-9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), who made 11 3-pointers and shot 45 percent from the field. Jerome Segura had three steals and made two assists for his 400th career assist.
Nelson's 3-pointer gave Fairfield its largest lead, 71-59, with 6:32 to play, but Marist closed to 81-79 after Brian Parker's back-to-back layups with five seconds left. Flavors sealed it with two free throws and Nelson got a steal on the next Marist possession.
Cruz's jumper put the Stags up for good, 22-20, and Fairfield led 38-32 at halftime.
Parker scored 18 points with four assists and Ryan Funk added 15 points with three 3s for the Red Foxes (5-22, 3-12), who have lost five straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyler Nelson Steal. | 79 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Brian Parker Turnover. | 79 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Fairfield Timeout | 79 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Ferron Flavors Jr. made Free Throw. | 79 - 83 |
Statistics
 MRST |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-58 | FG | 29-65 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 16-20 | FT | 14-17 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,191 | Capacity:
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,191 | 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 |