Benning's late shot gives Fairfield 61-60 win over Niagara
Taj Benning scored with 11.1 seconds to give Fairfield a 61-60 win over Niagara on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Niagara Purple Eagles
60
Fairfield Stags
61
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIA | 38 | 22 | 60 |
| FAIR | 23 | 38 | 61 |
George Bisacca Court at Alumni Hall · 1,656 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Not Available 0:11 60-61
Taj Benning made Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:48 60-59
Landon Taliaferro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aidas Kavaliauskas.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 60-56
Marcus Hammond made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 59-56
Foul on Allan Jeanne-Rose.
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JumpShot 1:17 59-56
Allan Jeanne-Rose made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:40 59-54
Justin Roberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Towns.
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JumpShot 2:28 56-54
Justin Roberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Towns.
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JumpShot 3:15 53-54
Marcus Hammond made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:30 51-54
Aidas Kavaliauskas made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:20 51-52
Greg Kuakumensah made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:20 50-52
Foul on Vincent Eze.
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LayUpShot 4:25 50-52
Aidas Kavaliauskas made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:53 50-50
Marcus Hammond made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:53 49-50
Marcus Hammond made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:53 48-50
Foul on Taj Benning.
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PersonalFoul 5:49 48-50
Foul on James Towns.
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LayUpShot 6:21 48-50
Landon Taliaferro made Layup.
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LayUpShot 6:56 48-48
Vincent Eze made Layup. Assisted by Aidas Kavaliauskas.
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JumpShot 7:38 48-46
Landon Taliaferro made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:53 48-43
James Towns made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:53 47-43
James Towns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:53 46-43
Foul on Aidas Kavaliauskas.
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LayUpShot 8:17 46-43
Vincent Eze made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:17 46-41
Foul on James Towns.
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LayUpShot 8:43 46-41
Aidas Kavaliauskas made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:38 46-39
Vincent Eze made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:30 46-37
Allan Jeanne-Rose made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:30 46-36
Foul on Greg Kuakumensah.
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PersonalFoul 10:42 46-36
Foul on Greg Kuakumensah.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:01 46-36
James Towns made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:01 45-36
James Towns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:01 44-36
Foul on Taj Benning.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:24 44-36
Taj Benning made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:24 44-35
Foul on Steven Levnaic.
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JumpShot 11:51 44-35
Greg Kuakumensah made Jumper. Assisted by James Towns.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:06 42-35
Shandon Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:06 41-35
Foul on Taj Benning.
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LayUpShot 13:56 41-35
Jesus Cruz made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:12 41-33
Steven Levnaic made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:12 40-33
Foul on Landon Taliaferro.
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LayUpShot 14:12 40-33
Steven Levnaic made Layup. Assisted by Greg Kuakumensah.
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LayUpShot 14:24 38-33
Allan Jeanne-Rose made Layup. Assisted by Jesus Cruz.
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LayUpShot 15:16 38-31
Jesus Cruz made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:02 38-29
Foul on Steven Levnaic.
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PersonalFoul 16:27 38-29
Foul on Vincent Eze.
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JumpShot 16:50 38-29
Taj Benning made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allan Jeanne-Rose.
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PersonalFoul 17:03 38-26
Foul on James Towns.
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PersonalFoul 17:10 38-26
Foul on Justin Roberts.
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PersonalFoul 17:48 38-26
Foul on Chris Maidoh.
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DunkShot 18:48 38-26
Allan Jeanne-Rose made Dunk. Assisted by Vincent Eze.
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PersonalFoul 18:54 38-24
Foul on Vincent Eze.
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PersonalFoul 19:06 38-24
Foul on Allan Jeanne-Rose.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:24 38-24
Taj Benning made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:24 38-23
Foul on Raheem Solomon.
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LayUpShot 0:17 38-23
Allan Jeanne-Rose made Layup.
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JumpShot 0:43 38-21
Damani Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shandon Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:11 35-21
Shandon Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:11 34-21
Shandon Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 33-21
Foul on Landon Taliaferro.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 33-21
Foul on Taj Benning.
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End Game 0:00 60-61
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 60-61
End of 2nd half
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Defensive Rebound 0:00 60-61
Allan Jeanne-Rose Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:01 60-61
Marcus Hammond missed Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:11 60-61
Niagara Timeout
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Not Available 0:11 60-61
Taj Benning made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 60-59
Jesus Cruz Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:31 60-59
Justin Roberts missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:46 60-59
Fairfield Timeout
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JumpShot 0:48 60-59
Landon Taliaferro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aidas Kavaliauskas.
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Defensive Rebound 1:03 60-56
Taj Benning Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 60-56
Marcus Hammond missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 60-56
Marcus Hammond made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 59-56
Foul on Allan Jeanne-Rose.
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JumpShot 1:17 59-56
Allan Jeanne-Rose made Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:30 59-54
Fairfield Timeout
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JumpShot 1:40 59-54
Justin Roberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Towns.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:54 56-54
Aidas Kavaliauskas Turnover.
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JumpShot 2:28 56-54
Justin Roberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Towns.
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Defensive Rebound 2:52 53-54
Greg Kuakumensah Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:53 53-54
Kevin Senghore-Peterson missed Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:14 53-54
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 3:14 53-54
Niagara Timeout
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JumpShot 3:15 53-54
Marcus Hammond made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:30 51-54
Aidas Kavaliauskas made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:32 51-52
Aidas Kavaliauskas Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:36 51-52
James Towns missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:02 51-52
Marcus Hammond Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:06 51-52
Allan Jeanne-Rose missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:20 51-52
Greg Kuakumensah made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 4:20 50-52
Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:20 50-52
Greg Kuakumensah missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:20 50-52
Foul on Vincent Eze.
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LayUpShot 4:25 50-52
Aidas Kavaliauskas made Layup.
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Steal 4:30 50-50
Aidas Kavaliauskas Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:30 50-50
Marcus Hammond Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:35 50-50
Justin Roberts Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:38 50-50
Vincent Eze missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:53 50-50
Marcus Hammond made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:53 49-50
Marcus Hammond made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
NIA
FAIR
20-46
FG
24-55
43
Field Goal %
44
7-17
3PT
5-17
41
Three Point %
29
13-17
FT
8-15
76
Free Throw %
53
23
Rebounds
41
3
Offensive Rebounds
15
20
Defensive Rebounds
26
11
Assists
8
7
Steals
3
0
Blocks
2
9
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
21
Points Off Turnovers
4
10
Fast Break Points
8
18
Points in Paint
36
17
Fouls
17
17
Largest Lead
3
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