Fairfield Stags at Niagara Purple Eagles
· MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
90 - 77
90 - 77
Fairfield beats Niagara 90-77, advances to MAAC semifinal
Fairfield (16-15) will play seventh-seeded Quinnipiac in a Sunday semifinal.
Nelson was 8 of 16 from the field, made four 3-pointers and all seven of his free-throw attempts. Ferron Flavors Jr. added 18 points and four 3s for the Stags, who shot 12 of 24 from long range. Wassef Methnani added 15 points, Jesus Cruz had 12 and Jonathan Kasibabu 10.
Dominic Robb had 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead Niagara (19-13). Kahlil Dukes added 21 points.
The Stags had a double-digit lead midway through the first half and a 46-34 halftime advantage. Niagara pulled to 54-48 but didn't get closer.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Niagara Timeout | 90 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Kahlil Dukes made Three Point Jumper. | 90 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Jonathan Kasibabu made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Nelson. | 90 - 74 |
| 2nd 1:15 | Tyler Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 88 - 74 |
Statistics
FAIR |
NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-63 | FG | 25-63 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 12-24 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 16-18 | FT | 22-28 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 21 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY
Capacity:
Location: Albany, NY
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 |


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