MAAC Tournament - Recap - Fairfield Defeats Marist 55-31
MAAC Tournament - Recap - Fairfield Defeats Marist 55-31
Fairfield cruised to victory on Saturday, running Marist out of the gym and running up a 55-31 score at Arena at Harbor Yards.
Fairfield was a 17.5-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.
Derek Needham had 22 points for Fairfield and Colin Nickerson chipped in with 8 points. Jamel Fields had 2 assists for them, while Yorel Hawkins was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Marist got 11 points from Anell Alexis in a losing cause and another 7 points from Candon Rusin. Korey Bauer contributed 1 assists for them, while Anell Alexis had 8 rebounds.
Fairfield led at halftime, 27-14.
Fairfield won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 41-28.

