Niagara Purple Eagles at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cruz scores 14 to carry Fairfield past Niagara 73-53
Chris Maidoh had 10 points for Fairfield (11-13, 5-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which ended its six-game home losing streak. Caleb Green added 10 points and eight assists. Supreme Cook had seven rebounds.
Niagara totaled 20 first-half points, a season low for the team.
Sam Iorio had 13 points for the Purple Eagles (11-12, 6-8). Greg Kuakumensah added 11 points. Noah Thomasson had six rebounds.
Marcus Hammond, whose 18 points per game entering the contest led the Purple Eagles, scored 8 points (4 of 14).
The Stags improve to 2-0 against the Purple Eagles for the season. Fairfield defeated Niagara 81-71 on Dec. 5.
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Matchup Prediction
Fairfield: 61.9%
Niagara: 38.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Steven Levnaic made Layup. | 53 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Foul on Allan Jeanne-Rose. | 51 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Shandon Brown Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 73 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-57 | FG | 25-55 |
| 35.1 | Field Goal % | 45.5 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 13-24 |
| 28.6 | Three Point % | 54.2 |
| 7-8 | FT | 10-12 |
| 87.5 | Free Throw % | 83.3 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Assists | 18 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,476 | Capacity:
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,476 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 13-3 | - | 20-5 |
| Quinnipiac | 13-3 | - | 17-10 |
| Merrimack | 12-5 | 1.5 | 15-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 10-6 | 3 | 17-10 |
| Iona | 9-8 | 4.5 | 12-16 |
| Manhattan | 8-8 | 5 | 13-12 |
| Sacred Heart | 8-8 | 5 | 12-15 |
| Siena | 8-9 | 5.5 | 13-15 |
| Fairfield | 6-10 | 7 | 10-17 |
| Rider | 6-11 | 7.5 | 10-18 |
| Saint Peter's | 5-11 | 8 | 10-14 |
| Niagara | 5-11 | 8 | 10-17 |
| Canisius | 3-13 | 10 | 3-24 |