Columbia Lions at Sacred Heart Pioneers
· NCAA Men's BasketballSixsmith scores 23 as Sacred Heart defeats Columbia 88-85
Nico Galette made a layup with 55 seconds left to put the Pioneers on top and after a Columbia turnover he scored inside off a feed from Joey Reilly with 15 seconds remaining. Blair Thompson missed a tying 3 with five seconds to play.
Sixsmith was 9 of 14 shooting, including 2 for 7 from distance, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Pioneers (2-1). Reilly scored 17 points while shooting 6 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, and added six assists. Galette recorded 14 points and was 6 of 11 shooting (1 for 3 from distance).
The Lions (0-3) were led by Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, who recorded 28 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Avery Brown added 19 points, six assists and two steals for Columbia. Liam Murphy also had 13 points.
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Statistics
COLU |
SHU |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-69 | FG | 32-67 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 12-34 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 9-13 | FT | 17-23 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 723 | Capacity:
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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