Scores

Final

Fairfield 43

(19-14, 9-9 MAAC)

Rider 42

(18-14, 12-6 MAAC)

Coverage: ESPN3

7:30 PM ET, March 9, 2013

MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA

1 2 T
FAIR 18 2543
RID 14 2842

Top Performers

Fairfield: D. Needham 19 Pts, 1 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

Rider: J. Thompson 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Stl, 3 Blk

Fairfield 43, Rider 42

Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Derek Needham scored 19 points and hit six straight free throws in the last minute, leading Fairfield to a 43-42 victory over Rider Saturday night in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinal.

The Stags (19-14) beat Rider (18-14) for the third time this season to reach Sunday's semifinals.

Fairfield led 18-14 at halftime. Needham, the only Stag in double figures, hit a 3-pointer with 3:40 left giving Fairfield the lead for good, 35-34. The Stags made their next eight free throws, two by Maurice Barrow, then six straight by Needham.

Rider answered with Daniel Stewart's layup and six consecutive foul shots, two each by Anthony Myles, Jonathon Thompson (12 points) and Nurideen Lindsey. That made it 43-42 with 1 second left.

Needham then missed two free throws, the second intentionally, and time expired.

Fairfield shot 14 of 47 (29.8 percent) from the floor, Rider 13 of 44 (29.5 percent).

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FAIR
RID
Points 43 42
FG Made-Attempted 14-47 (.298) 13-44 (.295)
3P Made-Attempted 2-15 (.133) 0-6 (.000)
FT Made-Attempted 13-18 (.722) 16-26 (.615)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 4

Game Leaders

 
FAIR
RID
PointsD. Needham 19J. Thompson 12
ReboundsC. Nickerson 7D. Stewart 10
StealsM. Barrow 3J. Thompson 2
BlocksC. Johnson 2J. Thompson 3
Team Stats: Fairfield | Rider

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Dec 9, 2012 FAIR 65, @RID 52Recap
Feb 1, 2013 @FAIR 69, RID 59Recap
» Mar 9, 2013 FAIR 43, @RID 42Recap

Next 5 Games

FAIR
RID
03/10 @MAN 4:30pm
03/20 @KENT 7:00pm
 03/19 @HART 7:00pm
03/23 @ECU 5:00pm
Complete Schedule: Fairfield | Rider

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Loyola (MD)12-621-11
Iona11-720-13
Niagara13-519-13
Canisius11-718-13
Rider12-618-14
Fairfield9-919-15
Manhattan9-914-18
Marist6-1210-21
St. Peter's3-159-21
Siena4-148-24
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Research Notes

Rider had 0 assists in its MAAC quarterfinal loss to Fairfield. The Broncs are the first Division I team in more than nine years to go an entire game without being credited with an assist.

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