Manhattan Jaspers at Fairfield Stags
· MAAC Championship - 1st Round
Fairfield defeats Manhattan 71-60 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
Sparks had five assists for the No. 7 seed Stags (20-11). Brandon Benjamin scored 15 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field, and added nine rebounds and three blocks. Tony Williams went 4 of 8 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points. Declan Wucherpfennig had 13 rebounds.
Terrance Jones led the way for the No. 10 seed Jaspers (12-20) with 16 points and four assists. Manhattan also got 15 points and three steals from Jaden Winston. Devin Dinkins finished with 11 points. Anthony Isaac had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Fairfield took the lead for good with 1:47 to go in the first half. The score was 31-27 at halftime, with Williams racking up eight points. Fairfield outscored Manhattan by seven points in the final half, while Sparks led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
Fairfield advances to face No. 2 seed Saint Peter's on Friday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Devin Dinkins makes driving layup | 60 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:05 | team shot clock turnover | 58 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Eric Mejia Steal. | 58 - 71 |
Statistics
 MAN |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-55 | FG | 25-65 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 10-12 | FT | 11-15 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 3 | Percent Led | 93 |
Game Information
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 1,037 | 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 |