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Fairfield has had a 6-2 burst, after a bumpy 0-3 start. The Stags are above the .500 mark for the first time this season, at 6-5.
Fairfield will face Manhattan -- MAAC rival and last year’s conference champion -- on Saturday night. The Stags come into the game with a two-game win streak and some notable statistics. Their last game featured a season-high 25 points from sophomore Tyler Nelson (13.6 ppg) and an all-time record-tying 17 three-pointers for the team, as the Stags beat Bucknell 101-91 on Dec. 27.
The Jaspers had also won two in a row, until they fell to Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday.
Last year, the Stags lost seven games by one or two points, including three in overtime. This time around, the team is taking close games, including two contests that went into overtime.
Here are a few stats for the team:
- 9.9 three-pointers per game -- 23rd in nation, and third in MAAC
- 17.3 assists per game – 30th in nation, second in MAAC
- .737 free throw percentage -- 37th in nation, third in MAAC
- .463 field goal percentage -- 80th in nation, second in MAAC
- .368 three-point field goal percentage -- 89th in nation, second in MAAC
- Fairfield is one of only two teams to score more than 100 points in two road games this year, joining Nebraska-Omaha, which has won three such games
Tip-off is at 7 p.m. WVOF Radio, 88.5 FM, will air the game.
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