Denver Pioneers at Fairfield Stags
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85 - 86
Taliaferro's late basket sends Fairfield past Denver 86-85
Neftali Alvarez made a layup after Taliaferro's and Felix Lemetti's 3-pointer with 18 seconds left gave Fairfield an 86-80 lead. Elvin Rodriguez made a pair of free throws and Ronnie Harrell Jr. hit a 3 for Denver with five seconds left. The Pioneers called a timeout and fouled Ade Murkey, who missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Denver never got off a shot.
Wassef Methnani's jump shot with 14:44 remaining put the Stags ahead 59-46 before Denver outscored them 28-14 over the next 10 minutes for a 74-73 lead with three free throws by Harrell.
The Stags sped to a 22-8 lead on Aidas Kavaliauskas' layup with 11:31 before halftime. Lemetti's 3-pointer four minutes later made it 33-16. Fairfield shot 17 of 32 (53 percent) in the first half, including 9 of 16 from 3-point range, and led 46-38 at intermission.
Alvarez scored 13 points, Methnani and Lemetti each scored 12 and Jonathan Kasibabu had 10 with five rebounds for Fairfield (2-5).
Harrell led Denver with 21 points, David Nzekwesi scored 17, Elvin Rodriguez, 16 and Murkey, 13.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ade Murkey Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jonathan Kasibabu missed Free Throw. | 85 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Ade Murkey. | 85 - 86 |
Statistics
 DEN |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-48 | FG | 34-61 |
| 60 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 1-9 | 3PT | 13-24 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 54 |
| 26-31 | FT | 5-9 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 20 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 23 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |
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