Fairfield Stags vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
CCSU | 26 | 37 | 63 |
FAIR | 35 | 36 | 71 |
Fairfield holds off Central Connecticut 71-63
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Marcus Gilbert scored 21 points and Amadou Sidibe added 13 plus 12 rebounds in leading Fairfield to a 71-63 victory over Central Connecticut on Friday.
Coleman Johnson added 17 points and K.J. Rose 10. Sidibe's double-double was the fourth of his career.
Gilbert scored Fairfield's last seven points of the first half as the Stags took a 35-26 lead. They extended that to 13 with 12:58 left in the game on four straight points by Johnson.
Central Connecticut rallied within two, 55-53, with 3:39 left after Malcolm McMillan's 3-pointer. The Stags immediately rebuilt their lead to 11 points with 1:44 remaining with a nine-point run.
Matt Mobley led the Blue Devils with a career-high 30 points. Faronte Drakeford added 10.
The game was part of the Connecticut 6 Classic being played at Quinnipiac University.
Afterward, the Stags were traveling to North Carolina to take on fourth-ranked Duke on Saturday night.
Game Information
Hamden, CT
Referee:Bob Adams
Referee:John Floyd
Referee:Adam Vandenburgh
2025-26 Standings
| Northeast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| 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 |
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