Niagara Purple Eagles vs. Fairfield Stags

Jan 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIA	30	31	61
FAIR	31	31	62

Game Recap

Fairfield secures 62-61 victory against Niagara. Brandon Benjamin scored 18 points as Fairfield beat Niagara 62-61 on Thursday.

Player Stats

NIAGARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Will Shortt	24	3-4	0-0	2-3	4	0	0	3	1	2	8
1Reggie Prudhomme	33	3-8	1-5	0-0	3	7	2	0	1	1	7
2Trenton Walters	27	1-11	1-3	4-4	1	1	1	0	0	1	7
5Justin Page	31	6-11	1-4	0-0	3	2	2	0	2	2	13
12Josiah Sabino	28	5-9	1-3	0-0	7	0	0	0	2	1	11
0Justin Hawkins	20	1-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	1	2
11Vice Zanki	23	4-6	3-4	0-0	5	1	0	0	3	2	11
8Kabeya Tshibangu	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Brian Griffith	1	1-1	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
10Landon Williams	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	24-5642.9%	7-2133.3%	6-875.0%	30	12	6	4	11	11	61

FAIRFIELD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Brandon Benjamin	38	8-12	0-0	2-4	11	1	1	0	3	3	18
44Declan Wucherpfennig	35	5-9	1-1	2-2	13	0	1	0	1	1	13
11Halon Rawlins	26	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	2	5
8Tony Williams	30	4-10	3-8	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	0	11
4Braden Sparks	36	4-18	1-7	1-3	4	5	3	0	2	0	10
15Isaac Munkadi	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Ryan Zan	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Eric Mejia	15	1-5	1-4	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	2	3
1Deuce Turner	12	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	3	3	2

TOTAL	-	25-6141.0%	7-2429.2%	5-955.6%	37	14	8	1	12	13	62

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIAFAIR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Niagara.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Fairfield.
(19:31) Josiah Sabino bad pass turnover.
(19:31) Declan Wucherpfennig Steal.
+3 (19:10) Tony Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Halon Rawlins assists).
03
(18:54) Josiah Sabino bad pass turnover.
(18:54) Tony Williams Steal.
(18:48) Tony Williams bad pass turnover.
(18:44) Justin Page misses driving layup.
(18:40) Braden Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(18:28) Halon Rawlins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:24) Declan Wucherpfennig Offensive Rebound.
(18:22) Braden Sparks misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:18) Justin Page Defensive Rebound.
(18:03) Reggie Prudhomme bad pass turnover.
(18:03) Braden Sparks Steal.
(17:59) Braden Sparks misses driving layup.
(17:59) Will Shortt Block.
(17:54) Brandon Benjamin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:54) Brandon Benjamin makes 0-foot tip in layup.
05
+3 (17:40) Josiah Sabino makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Page assists).
35
+2 (17:14) Declan Wucherpfennig makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
37
+2 (16:52) Josiah Sabino makes layup.
57
(16:34) Braden Sparks misses 17-foot jumper.
(16:31) Josiah Sabino Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Will Shortt bad pass turnover.
(16:09) Braden Sparks Steal.
+2 (16:00) Braden Sparks makes 20-foot pullup jump shot.
59
(15:31) Reggie Prudhomme misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:27) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Foul on Trenton Walters.
(15:16) Halon Rawlins bad pass turnover.
(15:06) team turnover.
(14:50) Brandon Benjamin misses layup.
(14:47) Justin Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(14:25) Trenton Walters misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:23) Fairfield Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Braden Sparks misses 10-foot jumper.
(14:05) Vice Zanki Defensive Rebound.
(13:48) Justin Hawkins misses layup.
(13:45) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:28) Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Tony Williams assists).
511
+3 (13:11) Vice Zanki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reggie Prudhomme assists).
811
+2 (12:59) Brandon Benjamin makes 4-foot hook shot.
813
(12:40) Landon Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:37) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:25) Brandon Benjamin makes layup.
815
(12:04) Justin Hawkins misses driving layup.
(12:01) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Braden Sparks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:55) Kabeya Tshibangu Defensive Rebound.
(11:30) Justin Hawkins bad pass turnover.
(11:30) Deuce Turner Steal.
+3 (11:21) Tony Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deuce Turner assists).
818
(10:59) Justin Page misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:55) Josiah Sabino Offensive Rebound.
(10:55) Josiah Sabino misses tip in layup.
(10:53) Josiah Sabino Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:53) Josiah Sabino makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1018
(10:34) Declan Wucherpfennig misses layup.
(10:32) Will Shortt Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Josiah Sabino misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:32) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Foul on Will Shortt.
(9:57) Brandon Benjamin bad pass turnover.
(9:57) Justin Page Steal.
(9:41) Justin Hawkins misses 11-foot hook shot.
(9:38) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) Deuce Turner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:31) Eric Mejia Offensive Rebound.
(9:22) Foul on Eric Mejia.
(9:22) Eric Mejia turnover.
+3 (9:12) Justin Page makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trenton Walters assists).
1318
(8:56) Deuce Turner misses 15-foot floating jump shot.
(8:52) Josiah Sabino Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) Foul on Deuce Turner.
+1 (8:41) Trenton Walters makes free throw 1 of 2.
1418
+1 (8:41) Trenton Walters makes free throw 2 of 2.
1518
(8:16) Brandon Benjamin misses layup.
(8:14) Vice Zanki Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:01) Reggie Prudhomme makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vice Zanki assists).
1818
(7:34) Eric Mejia misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:31) Justin Page Defensive Rebound.
(7:11) Justin Page misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:09) Braden Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Braden Sparks misses driving layup.
(6:59) Vice Zanki Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) Trenton Walters misses layup.
(6:50) Justin Page Offensive Rebound.
(6:49) Reggie Prudhomme misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:45) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:22) Eric Mejia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deuce Turner assists).
1821
(5:54) Trenton Walters misses 16-foot jumper.
(5:50) Will Shortt Offensive Rebound.
(5:50) Will Shortt misses tip in layup.
(5:49) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:41) Deuce Turner makes driving layup.
1823
(5:23) Trenton Walters misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:20) Eric Mejia Defensive Rebound.
(5:17) Deuce Turner traveling turnover.
+3 (4:50) Trenton Walters makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2123
(4:34) Deuce Turner bad pass turnover.
(4:34) Landon Williams Steal.
(4:27) Justin Page misses driving layup.
(4:24) Eric Mejia Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Eric Mejia misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:07) Will Shortt Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) Foul on Ryan Zan.
(3:48) Foul on Isaac Munkadi.
(3:45) Landon Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:42) Eric Mejia Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Tony Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:26) Isaac Munkadi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:11) Braden Sparks makes driving layup.
2125
(3:11) Foul on Reggie Prudhomme.
(3:11) Braden Sparks misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:10) Josiah Sabino Defensive Rebound.
(2:48) Foul on Eric Mejia.
+2 (2:33) Vice Zanki makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
2325
+2 (2:22) Braden Sparks makes driving layup.
2327
+2 (2:03) Reggie Prudhomme makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
2527
(1:53) Tony Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:49) Braden Sparks Offensive Rebound.
(1:48) Braden Sparks misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:45) Vice Zanki Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:38) Vice Zanki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reggie Prudhomme assists).
2827
(1:37) Technical Foul on Justin Hawkins.
+1 (1:37) Brandon Benjamin makes free throw 1 of 2.
2828
(1:37) Brandon Benjamin misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:37) Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:17) Braden Sparks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:14) Justin Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(0:58) Vice Zanki bad pass turnover.
(0:45) Declan Wucherpfennig misses layup.
(0:43) Justin Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:33) Justin Hawkins makes layup (Reggie Prudhomme assists).
3028
+3 (0:05) Braden Sparks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tony Williams assists).
3031

2nd half

Team Stats

NIA

FAIR

61Points62

24-56(42.9%)Field Goal(%)25-61(41.0%)

7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)7-24(29.2%)

6-8(75.0%)Free Throw(%)5-9(55.6%)

31(6)Rebounds(Offensive)41(13)

12Assists14

6Steals8

4Blocks1

12Turnovers12

11(1)Fouls(Technical)13(1)

2Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Leo D. Mahoney Arena · Fairfield, CT

attendance: 1,541 (44.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: FAIR -10.5

over/under: 139.5