
Fairfield Stags at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's BasketballHenderson scores 20 as Niagara knocks off Fairfield 96-72

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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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:
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 995 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
Merrimack | 14-6 | 1 | 18-15 |
Marist | 13-7 | 2 | 20-10 |
Mount St. Mary's | 12-8 | 3 | 23-13 |
Manhattan | 12-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
Iona | 12-8 | 3 | 17-17 |
Sacred Heart | 10-10 | 5 | 15-18 |
Siena | 9-11 | 6 | 14-18 |
Rider | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 |
Fairfield | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
Saint Peter's | 7-13 | 8 | 12-16 |
Niagara | 6-14 | 9 | 11-20 |
Canisius | 3-17 | 12 | 3-28 |