Fairfield Stags at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's BasketballHammond scores 24 to lift Niagara over Fairfield 81-61
Kobi Nwandu had 17 points for Niagara (2-3, 2-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jordan Cintron added 13 points.
Taj Benning had 18 points for the Stags (1-7, 1-3). Jalen Leach added 16 points. Zach Crisler had seven rebounds.
Caleb Green, who was second on the Stags in scoring heading into the contest with 10 points per game, shot only 20 percent in the game (1 of 5).
The Purple Eagles improve to 2-0 against the Stags for the season. Niagara defeated Fairfield 68-51 last Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Kobi Nwandu Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Taj Benning missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Jordan Cintron made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Hammond. | 61 - 81 |
Statistics
FAIR |
NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-48 | FG | 28-50 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 11-22 | 3PT | 9-19 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 10-19 | FT | 16-23 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Gallagher Center
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
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Location: Niagara Falls, NY
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2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic 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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