Quinnipiac Bobcats at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
98 - 102
Fairfield beats Quinnipiac 102-98 in 2OT; Young sets mark
Ferron Flavors Jr. made a floater for a 99-98 Fairfield lead. Jesus Cruz knocked the ball away from Kelly at midcourt, Nelson grabbed it and scored with nine seconds left. Kelly was fouled, missed the first free throw and intentionally missed the second but Jonathan Kasibabu got the defensive rebound and added a final free throw.
Quinnipiac's Cameron Young, who had made his five previous free throws, hit only the last of three to tie it with nine seconds remaining in the first overtime, and Kelly hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 remaining in regulation for a tie after the Bobcats blew a 16-point second-half lead.
Nelson made six of Fairfield's 3-pointers in passing Tony George (1983-86) as the Stags' top scorer with 2,032 points. Kasibabu had career highs of 22 points and 15 rebounds with Flavors adding 19 points and Cruz 10 for Fairfield (12-15, 7-9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).
Kelly made seven of his team's 14 3-pointers with Young adding a career-tying 31 points for the Bobcats (10-18, 7-9).
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 98 - 102 |
| 4th 0:04 | Cameron Young Defensive Rebound. | 98 - 102 |
| 4th 0:04 | Jonathan Kasibabu missed Free Throw. | 98 - 102 |
| 4th 0:04 | Jonathan Kasibabu made Free Throw. | 98 - 102 |
| 4th 0:05 | Jonathan Kasibabu Defensive Rebound. | 98 - 101 |
Statistics
 QUIN |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-61 | FG | 36-75 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 14-28 | 3PT | 13-31 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 20-28 | FT | 17-27 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fouls | 24 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,762 | 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 |