Scores

Final

Fairfield 67

(18-9, 11-5 MAAC)

Vermont 77

(21-8, 11-3 Am. East)

2:00 PM ET, February 20, 2010

1 2 T
FAIR 26 4167
UVM 33 4477

Top Performers

Fairfield: C. Nickerson 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Vermont: M. Blakely 14 Pts, 9 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Vermont 77, Fairfield 67

Associated Press

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Evan Fjeld scored 17 points to lead Vermont to a 77-67 victory over Fairfield on Saturday.

Nick Vier, Maurice Joseph and Marqus Blakley added 14 apiece for the Catamounts (21-8), who won their seventh in a row.

Vier hit three consecutive 3-pointers in the first 1:19 of the second half, when Vermont increased a 33-26 halftime lead to 42-28.

After the Stags (18-9) got within a point, 58-57, on a three-point play by Colin Nickerson with 4:49 remaining, the Catamounts went on an 11-0 run. A dunk by Blakley made it 69-57 with 2:16 left.

Vermont, of the America East Conference, was 6-for-10 on 3-pointers and shot 48.1 percent (26-for-54) overall, while the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Stags shot 37.3 percent (22-for-59) and were just 6-for-22 behind the arc.

Nickerson scored 20 points and Derek Needham 15 for Fairfield.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FAIR
UVM
Points 67 77
FG Made-Attempted 22-59 (.373) 26-54 (.481)
3P Made-Attempted 6-22 (.273) 6-10 (.600)
FT Made-Attempted 17-20 (.850) 19-24 (.792)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 23 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 14

Game Leaders

 
FAIR
UVM
PointsC. Nickerson 20E. Fjeld 17
ReboundsA. Johnson 10M. Blakely 9
AssistsD. Needham 6M. Blakely 5
StealsD. Needham 3M. Blakely 2
BlocksA. Johnson 2M. Blakely 2
Team Stats: Fairfield | Vermont

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

FAIR
UVM
02/26 IONA 7:30pm
02/28 NIAG 12:00pm
03/06 CAN 7:55pm
03/07 NIAG 6:30pm
03/08 @SIE 7:00pm
 02/24 @STON 7:00pm
02/28 BING 12:00pm
03/06 UMBC 6:00pm
03/07 UNH 7:30pm
03/13 BU 12:00pm
Complete Schedule: Fairfield | Vermont