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Niagara Purple Eagles at Fairfield Stags

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Niagara Purple Eagles
11-12, 4-7 Away
Final
53 - 73
Fairfield Stags
11-13, 4-7 Home

Cruz scores 14 to carry Fairfield past Niagara 73-53

Chris Maidoh had 10 points for Fairfield (11-13, 5-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which ended its six-game home losing streak. Caleb Green added 10 points and eight assists. Supreme Cook had seven rebounds.

Niagara totaled 20 first-half points, a season low for the team.

Sam Iorio had 13 points for the Purple Eagles (11-12, 6-8). Greg Kuakumensah added 11 points. Noah Thomasson had six rebounds.

Marcus Hammond, whose 18 points per game entering the contest led the Purple Eagles, scored 8 points (4 of 14).

The Stags improve to 2-0 against the Purple Eagles for the season. Fairfield defeated Niagara 81-71 on Dec. 5.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 53 - 73
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 53 - 73
2nd 0:29 Steven Levnaic made Layup. 53 - 73
2nd 0:45 Foul on Allan Jeanne-Rose. 51 - 73
2nd 0:47 Shandon Brown Defensive Rebound. 51 - 73

Statistics

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20-57 FG 25-55
35 Field Goal % 45
6-21 3PT 13-24
29 Three Point % 54
7-8 FT 10-12
88 Free Throw % 83
30 Rebounds 35
7 Offensive Rebounds 8
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
8 Assists 18
1 Steals 5
1 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 13
5 Fast Break Points 4
24 Points in Paint 22
14 Fouls 12
0 Largest Lead 26

Game Information

Venue: Total Mortgage Arena

Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,476 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Merrimack 17-3 - 22-10
Saint Peter's 14-6 3 17-12
Siena 13-7 4 20-11
Marist 12-8 5 18-11
Quinnipiac 12-8 5 19-12
Fairfield 11-9 6 21-12
Mount St. Mary's 11-9 6 15-16
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
Full Standings