Fairfield Stags at Siena Saints
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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50 - 61
50 - 61
Siena takes advantage of Stags' cold shooting in 61-50 win
Siena led 38-32 at halftime before Fairfield's Wassef Methnani made a layup to tie it at 47 with 10:05 left. A minute-and-a-half later, Pickett made a 3-pointer then followed with a 3-point play. Neither team would score again until Kadeem Smithen made a layup with 3:43 to go and Siena led 55-47. Fairfield missed 11 of its last 12 field-goal attempts.
Kevin Degnan added 10 points for the Saints (11-12, 6-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) which scored 15 points off 17 Fairfield turnovers.
Landon Taliaferro scored 14 points for Fairfield (7-17, 4-8), making 4 of 8 from 3-point range. The Stags shot 20 of 49 (41 percent) and made their lone free-throw attempt.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Jalen Pickett Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Taj Benning missed Three Point Jumper. | 50 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Kadeem Smithen made Free Throw. | 50 - 61 |
Statistics
FAIR |
SIE |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-49 | FG | 23-48 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 9-16 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 56 |
| 1-1 | FT | 6-10 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: 5,251 | Capacity:
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: 5,251 | 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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