Fairfield Stags at Quinnipiac Bobcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballBraden Sparks scores 21 and Fairfield beats Quinnipiac 85-79
Sparks shot 7 for 13 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Stags (18-11, 10-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Eric Mejia scored 16 points and added five rebounds and six assists. Deuce Turner shot 3 of 6 from the field and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
Jaden Zimmerman led the way for the Bobcats (18-11, 11-7) with 20 points. Quinnipiac also got 16 points and seven assists from Asim Jones. Keith Mcknight finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Keith McKnight makes driving layup | 85 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Braden Sparks makes free throw 2 of 2 | 85 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Braden Sparks makes free throw 1 of 2 | 84 - 77 |
Statistics
FAIR |
QUIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-58 | FG | 29-63 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 3-12 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 20-23 | FT | 14-27 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 25 | Lead Changes | 25 |
| 68 | Percent Led | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: M&T Bank Arena
Location: Hamden, CT
Attendance: 1,474 | Capacity:
Location: Hamden, CT
Attendance: 1,474 | 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 | 23-11 |
| 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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