Rider Broncs vs. Fairfield Stags

Jan 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
RID	22	40	62
FAIR	34	34	68

Game Recap

Trio leads Fairfield to 68-62 victory over Rider. Braden Sparks scored 23 points, and Declan Wucherpfennig and Brandon Benjamin posted double-doubles to lead Fairfield to a 68-62 victory over Rider on Friday night.

Player Stats

RIDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Cole McCabe	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
3Shemani Fuller	17	2-3	0-0	0-1	3	1	1	0	2	4	4
11Flash Burton	40	10-16	1-5	6-10	1	1	0	0	1	3	27
14Antwan Wilson	18	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	3	2
0Zion Cruz	36	8-17	3-7	0-1	2	2	1	0	1	2	19
7Davis Bynum	22	3-6	0-1	2-2	7	1	0	0	1	0	8
13Daniel Helterhoff	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
6Mohamad Diallo	9	0-2	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	2	1
30Kristupas Kepežinskas	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10AB Coulibaly	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
5Jamir McNeil	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Caleb Smith	26	0-3	0-1	0-0	8	2	1	0	1	2	0
TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	4-1625.0%	10-1855.6%	33	9	3	1	9	18	62

FAIRFIELD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Brandon Benjamin	31	4-10	0-0	2-3	13	2	1	0	2	3	10
44Declan Wucherpfennig	33	6-10	0-0	5-7	11	0	1	0	1	3	17
8Tony Williams	21	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3
4Braden Sparks	36	7-19	5-14	4-4	5	3	0	0	0	3	23
25Michael Rogan	18	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
15Isaac Munkadi	9	0-0	0-0	2-4	1	0	0	1	0	1	2
7Ryan Zan	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Nasir Rodriguez	4	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
0Eric Mejia	19	1-3	1-2	3-4	4	1	0	0	1	2	6
1Deuce Turner	22	2-10	1-5	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	5


TOTAL	-	22-6235.5%	8-2630.8%	16-2272.7%	42	10	3	1	6	15	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRIDFAIR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Rider.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Fairfield.
(19:42) Foul on Braden Sparks.
(19:42) Flash Burton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(19:42) Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:42) Flash Burton misses free throw 2 of 2.
(19:41) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Brandon Benjamin misses layup.
(19:20) Shemani Fuller Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Zion Cruz misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:50) Cole McCabe Offensive Rebound.
(18:47) Shemani Fuller bad pass turnover.
(18:47) Declan Wucherpfennig Steal.
(18:42) Tony Williams bad pass turnover.
(18:23) Foul on Michael Rogan.
(18:16) Antwan Wilson bad pass turnover.
(18:16) Tony Williams Steal.
(18:12) Tony Williams misses driving layup.
(18:08) Michael Rogan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:08) Michael Rogan makes 0-foot tip in layup.
02
+2 (18:03) Flash Burton makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
22
+2 (17:46) Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Braden Sparks assists).
24
+2 (17:20) Flash Burton makes 19-foot jumper.
44
+3 (17:02) Tony Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braden Sparks assists).
47
(16:41) Antwan Wilson misses driving layup.
(16:38) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Braden Sparks misses driving layup.
(16:28) Brandon Benjamin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:28) Brandon Benjamin makes 0-foot tip in layup.
49
(16:08) Shemani Fuller misses 9-foot hook shot.
(16:05) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
(15:58) Foul on Shemani Fuller.
+1 (15:58) Braden Sparks makes free throw 1 of 2.
410
+1 (15:58) Braden Sparks makes free throw 2 of 2.
411
(15:44) Antwan Wilson misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(15:42) Rider Offensive Rebound.
(15:31) Zion Cruz misses driving layup.
(15:28) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
(15:25) Brandon Benjamin misses driving layup.
(15:22) Brandon Benjamin Offensive Rebound.
(15:20) Brandon Benjamin misses layup.
(15:20) Cole McCabe Block.
(15:17) Antwan Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) Foul on Shemani Fuller.
(15:03) Shemani Fuller turnover.
(14:50) Braden Sparks misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:46) Caleb Smith Defensive Rebound.
(14:29) Mohamad Diallo misses 12-foot hook shot.
(14:28) Rider Offensive Rebound.
(14:27) Mohamad Diallo bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:07) Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Braden Sparks assists).
413
(13:51) Flash Burton misses layup.
(13:48) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Foul on Antwan Wilson.
+1 (13:43) Declan Wucherpfennig makes free throw 1 of 2.
414
(13:43) Declan Wucherpfennig misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:42) Caleb Smith Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Foul on Brandon Benjamin.
+1 (13:34) Flash Burton makes free throw 1 of 2.
514
(13:34) Flash Burton misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:33) Braden Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(13:05) Declan Wucherpfennig misses layup.
(13:02) Caleb Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) Davis Bynum makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
714
+3 (12:22) Braden Sparks makes 30-foot three point jumper (Eric Mejia assists).
717
(12:11) Caleb Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:07) Rider Offensive Rebound.
(11:48) Caleb Smith bad pass turnover.
(11:48) Brandon Benjamin Steal.
(11:42) Braden Sparks misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:42) Davis Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Foul on Ryan Zan.
(11:20) Zion Cruz misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:16) Eric Mejia Defensive Rebound.
(11:10) Eric Mejia misses driving layup.
(11:07) Brandon Benjamin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:07) Brandon Benjamin makes 0-foot tip in layup.
719
+2 (10:43) Flash Burton makes driving layup.
919
(10:29) Deuce Turner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) AB Coulibaly Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) AB Coulibaly misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:57) Eric Mejia Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Deuce Turner misses layup.
(9:44) Deuce Turner Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:41) Braden Sparks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Deuce Turner assists).
922
(9:34) AB Coulibaly bad pass turnover.
(9:28) Deuce Turner misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:26) Caleb Smith Defensive Rebound.
(9:19) Rider Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Rider charged with a timeout.
(9:09) Cole McCabe misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:07) Eric Mejia Defensive Rebound.
(8:54) Ryan Zan misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:51) Jamir McNeil Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:33) Flash Burton makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
1122
+2 (8:03) Braden Sparks makes driving layup.
1124
(7:45) Foul on Brandon Benjamin.
(7:26) Zion Cruz bad pass turnover.
(7:21) Foul on Kristupas Kepežinskas.
(7:13) Nasir Rodriguez misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:08) Isaac Munkadi Offensive Rebound.
(7:07) Deuce Turner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:05) Declan Wucherpfennig Offensive Rebound.
(7:02) Declan Wucherpfennig bad pass turnover.
(7:02) Caleb Smith Steal.
+2 (6:58) Zion Cruz makes driving layup (Caleb Smith assists).
1324
(6:58) Foul on Deuce Turner.
(6:57) Zion Cruz misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:56) Deuce Turner Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Nasir Rodriguez misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:32) Zion Cruz Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Zion Cruz misses layup.
(6:25) Rider Offensive Rebound.
(6:08) Jamir McNeil misses 20-foot jumper.
(6:02) Cole McCabe Offensive Rebound.
(6:02) Flash Burton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:58) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Foul on Antwan Wilson.
+3 (5:26) Deuce Turner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nasir Rodriguez assists).
1327
+2 (5:03) Flash Burton makes 19-foot jumper (Antwan Wilson assists).
1527
(4:36) Nasir Rodriguez misses layup.
(4:32) Caleb Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:25) Antwan Wilson makes driving layup.
1727
+3 (4:10) Eric Mejia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deuce Turner assists).
1730
(3:51) Foul on Eric Mejia.
+1 (3:51) Flash Burton makes free throw 1 of 2.
1830
+1 (3:51) Flash Burton makes free throw 2 of 2.
1930
+2 (3:19) Declan Wucherpfennig makes layup.
1932
+2 (2:56) Zion Cruz makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
2132
(2:42) Braden Sparks misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:37) Daniel Helterhoff Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Flash Burton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:07) Braden Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Tony Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:00) Daniel Helterhoff Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Caleb Smith misses driving layup.
(1:49) Michael Rogan Defensive Rebound.
(1:34) Foul on Flash Burton.
(1:34) Isaac Munkadi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:34) Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:34) Isaac Munkadi makes free throw 2 of 2.
2133
(1:13) Caleb Smith misses 16-foot jumper.
(1:13) Isaac Munkadi Block.
(1:07) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
(0:51) Braden Sparks misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:48) AB Coulibaly Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Foul on Isaac Munkadi.
+1 (0:35) Daniel Helterhoff makes free throw 1 of 2.
2233
(0:35) Daniel Helterhoff misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:35) Braden Sparks Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Foul on Caleb Smith.
+1 (0:35) Isaac Munkadi makes free throw 1 of 2.
2234
(0:35) Isaac Munkadi misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:35) Caleb Smith Defensive Rebound.
(0:09) Zion Cruz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:05) Eric Mejia Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Eric Mejia bad pass turnover.
(0:01) Zion Cruz Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

RID

FAIR

62Points68

24-55(43.6%)Field Goal(%)22-62(35.5%)

4-16(25.0%)3-Point(%)8-26(30.8%)

10-18(55.6%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

37(10)Rebounds(Offensive)45(17)

9Assists10

3Steals3

1Blocks1

10Turnovers6

18(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

1Largest Lead14

Game Details

Friday, January 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Leo D. Mahoney Arena · Fairfield, CT

attendance: 1,706 (48.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: FAIR -8.5

over/under: 145.5