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FINAL
Feb 12, 2022

Game Recap

Cruz scores 14 to carry Fairfield past Niagara 73-53. Jesus Cruz registered 14 points and six rebounds as Fairfield easily defeated Niagara 73-53 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
NIA203353
FAIR324173
Niagara Purple Eagles logoNIAGARAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Sam Iorio225-112-31-240000213
5Jordan Cintron220-10-10-06000000
2Robert Brown III251-51-40-02200113
21Noah Thomasson283-91-20-06300427
10Marcus Hammond284-140-40-02000218
13Touba Traore151-30-00-03000022
15Greg Kuakumensah193-51-14-421011311
34Nicholas Kratholm40-00-00-01010020
24Julian Mackey132-71-52-21100007
33Steven Levnaic81-10-00-00000002
12Shandon Brown40-00-00-01100100
0Justin Roberts120-10-10-02000010
TOTAL20-5735.1%6-2128.6%7-887.5%3081191453
Fairfield Stags logoFAIRFIELDMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Chris Maidoh195-50-00-051000310
4Jake Wojcik263-72-20-02120008
0Caleb Green353-62-42-258001010
24Jesus Cruz235-144-70-062000114
2Taj Benning302-71-42-24310107
15Jack Brown10-00-00-00000000
5Supreme Cook171-30-05-77111437
10Allan Jeanne-Rose30-00-00-00000010
20Zach Crisler183-52-30-02011028
33TJ Long142-42-30-03100016
13Christian Cevis20-00-00-00000100
3Jalen Leach101-30-11-11100013
12Jack Mullally10-10-00-00000000
21Mark Henry10-00-00-00000000
TOTAL25-5545.5%13-2454.2%10-1283.3%35185271273

Play-by-Play

1st halfniafair
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (19:39) Marcus Hammond missed Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (19:37) Jake Wojcik Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +3 (19:19) Jesus Cruz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Green.
    03
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (18:50) Marcus Hammond missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (18:47) Jesus Cruz Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (18:39) Taj Benning missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (18:35) Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (18:31) Sam Iorio missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (18:27) Taj Benning Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (18:10) Jake Wojcik missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (18:06) Jordan Cintron Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (17:45) Caleb Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +2 (17:20) Caleb Green made Layup. Assisted by Chris Maidoh.
    05
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (16:48) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (16:44) Jesus Cruz Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (16:37) Jake Wojcik missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (16:33) Jordan Cintron Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (16:17) Foul on Chris Maidoh.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (16:17) Sam Iorio missed Free Throw.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (16:17) Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (16:17) Sam Iorio made Free Throw.
    15
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (15:54) Caleb Green missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (15:48) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (15:44) Noah Thomasson missed Layup.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (15:39) Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (15:39) Sam Iorio made Layup.
    35
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +2 (15:20) Jesus Cruz made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Green.
    37
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (15:02) Noah Thomasson Turnover.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (15:02) Taj Benning Steal.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (14:55) Jesus Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (14:52) Caleb Green Offensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (14:50) Taj Benning missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (14:46) Supreme Cook Offensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +3 (14:45) Jake Wojcik made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Supreme Cook.
    310
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (14:23) Foul on Jesus Cruz.
  • (14:23) Official TV Timeout
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (14:13) Marcus Hammond made Jumper.
    510
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (13:58) Jake Wojcik missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (13:53) Rob Brown III Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (13:44) Rob Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (13:40) Supreme Cook Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (13:32) Taj Benning Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (13:01) Marcus Hammond missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (12:57) Touba Traore Offensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (12:54) Greg Kuakumensah missed Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (12:50) Jake Wojcik Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +2 (12:37) Supreme Cook made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Green.
    512
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (12:37) Foul on Touba Traore.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +1 (12:37) Supreme Cook made Free Throw.
    513
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (12:20) Greg Kuakumensah made Layup.
    713
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (12:07) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (12:07) Foul on Supreme Cook.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (11:46) Marcus Hammond missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (11:41) Caleb Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +3 (11:39) Zach Crisler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Green.
    716
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (11:18) Noah Thomasson made Layup.
    916
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (10:53) Supreme Cook Turnover.
  • (10:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (10:34) Marcus Hammond missed Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (10:31) Chris Maidoh Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +2 (10:18) Chris Maidoh made Dunk. Assisted by TJ Long.
    918
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (9:51) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (9:46) Jalen Leach Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (9:43) Jalen Leach missed Layup.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (9:38) Chris Maidoh Offensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +2 (9:38) Chris Maidoh made Dunk.
    920
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (9:25) Marcus Hammond made Jumper.
    1120
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (9:09) Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (9:04) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (8:55) Justin Roberts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (8:52) Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (8:40) Taj Benning missed Layup.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (8:39) Jordan Cintron Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +3 (8:34) Rob Brown III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
    1420
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (8:13) Foul on Rob Brown III.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (7:59) Jesus Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (7:55) Justin Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (7:33) Sam Iorio made Layup. Assisted by Rob Brown III.
    1620
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (7:11) Jesus Cruz missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (7:08) Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (6:49) Sam Iorio missed Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (6:46) TJ Long Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (6:43) TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (6:38) Justin Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (6:22) Noah Thomasson missed Layup.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (6:18) Jesus Cruz Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (6:16) Jesus Cruz missed Layup.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (6:13) Jordan Cintron Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (6:07) Sam Iorio missed Layup.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:58) Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:58) Sam Iorio missed Layup.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (5:55) TJ Long Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (5:52) Foul on Chris Maidoh.
  • (5:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (5:32) Foul on Zach Crisler.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (5:32) Greg Kuakumensah made Free Throw.
    1720
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (5:32) Greg Kuakumensah made Free Throw.
    1820
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:21) Foul on Greg Kuakumensah.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +1 (5:21) Taj Benning made Free Throw.
    1821
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +1 (5:21) Taj Benning made Free Throw.
    1822
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:09) Rob Brown III Turnover.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (4:56) Supreme Cook Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (4:32) Marcus Hammond missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (4:28) Jordan Cintron Offensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (4:24) Foul on Greg Kuakumensah.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (4:24) Greg Kuakumensah Turnover.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +2 (4:09) Taj Benning made Dunk.
    1824
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (3:45) Marcus Hammond Turnover.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (3:45) Zach Crisler Steal.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (3:25) Jake Wojcik missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (3:25) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (3:03) Sam Iorio missed Layup.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (3:03) Supreme Cook Block.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (3:03) Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (2:48) Jordan Cintron missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (2:44) Zach Crisler Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (2:43) Foul on Sam Iorio.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +3 (2:35) Zach Crisler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj Benning.
    1827
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (2:10) Marcus Hammond missed Layup.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (2:10) Zach Crisler Block.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (2:04) Taj Benning Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (1:56) Foul on Supreme Cook.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (1:56) Supreme Cook Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (1:42) Marcus Hammond Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (1:26) Foul on Justin Roberts.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +1 (1:26) Caleb Green made Free Throw.
    1828
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +1 (1:26) Caleb Green made Free Throw.
    1829
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (0:57) Noah Thomasson missed Layup.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (0:49) Touba Traore missed Dunk.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (0:49) Caleb Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (0:48) Fairfield Timeout
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (0:47) Touba Traore Offensive Rebound.
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    +3 (0:46) Jake Wojcik made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Green.
    1832
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (0:39) Niagara Timeout
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (0:20) Marcus Hammond made Jumper.
    2032
  • Fairfield Stags logo
    (0:00) Taj Benning missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (0:00) Greg Kuakumensah Block.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (0:00) Greg Kuakumensah Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

53Points73
20-57(35.1%)Field Goal(%)25-55(45.5%)
6-21(28.6%)3-Point(%)13-24(54.2%)
7-8(87.5%)Free Throw(%)10-12(83.3%)
30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)
8Assists18
1Steals5
1Blocks2
9Turnovers7
14(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)
0Largest Lead26

Game Details

Saturday, February 12, 2022 · 1:00 PM
Leo D. Mahoney Arena · Fairfield, CT
attendance: 1,476 (42.2%)
spread: FAIR -2
over/under: 125.5