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Fairfield Stags at Niagara Purple Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Fairfield Stags
9-7, 5-4 Away
Final
72 - 96
Niagara Purple Eagles
7-8, 3-4 Home

Henderson scores 20 as Niagara knocks off Fairfield 96-72

Fairfield Stags vs. Niagara Purple Eagles: Full Highlights

Henderson was 7 of 11 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Purple Eagles (7-8, 3-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Yaw Obeng-Mensah scored 16 points while going 6 of 8 and 4 of 7 from the free throw line, and added seven rebounds. Luke Bumbalough was 5 of 6 shooting (4 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points, while adding seven assists.

Caleb Fields led the Stags (9-7, 3-2) in scoring, finishing with 19 points. Louis Bleechmore added 17 points for Fairfield. Peyton Smith also had 12 points. The loss broke the Stags' eight-game winning streak.

Both teams next play Sunday. Niagara hosts Siena and Fairfield goes on the road to play Canisius.

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Matchup Prediction

Niagara: 52.3%
Fairfield: 47.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 96
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 72 - 96
2nd 0:23 Aime Rutayisire Defensive Rebound. 72 - 96
2nd 0:26 Luke Davidson missed Jumper. 72 - 96
2nd 0:58 Kwane Marble made Three Point Jumper. 72 - 96

Statistics

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24-58 FG 34-55
41.4 Field Goal % 61.8
8-22 3PT 10-15
36.4 Three Point % 66.7
16-20 FT 18-23
80.0 Free Throw % 78.3
23 Rebounds 33
6 Offensive Rebounds 6
17 Defensive Rebounds 27
14 Assists 15
3 Steals 2
1 Blocks 0
8 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 6
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 12
4 Fast Break Points 11
28 Points in Paint 46
19 Fouls 19
0 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Venue: Gallagher Center

Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 995 | Capacity:

2023-24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Quinnipiac 15-5 - 24-10
Fairfield 14-6 1 24-13
Marist 12-8 3 18-13
Saint Peter's 12-8 3 19-14
Rider 12-8 3 15-17
Niagara 11-9 4 16-16
Iona 10-10 5 16-17
Mount St. Mary's 9-11 6 13-19
Canisius 8-12 7 14-18
Manhattan 4-16 11 7-23
Siena 3-17 12 4-28
Full Standings