Young scores 20 points, Quinnipiac gets past Fairfield 80-78
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Cameron Young scored 20 points with six rebounds and five assists and Quinnipiac held off Fairfield 80-78 on Sunday.
The Bobcats (8-7, 3-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic) took the lead for good when Tyrese Williams' layup made it 74-72 with two minutes left. Quinnipiac made six of its last eight foul shots to secure the win and Fairfield's Jesus Cruz hit a 3 with 0.7 left for the final margin.
Abdulai Bundu and Aaron Robinson each scored 12 points -- Bundu added nine rebounds -- and Travis Atson scored 10 for Quinnipiac. The Bobcats finished 13 of 24 from 3-point range while Fairfield was 11 of 31. Fairfield had the edge in total field goals made at 31-24 but the Bobcats made up for it going 19 of 24 from the foul line to just 5 of 8.
Cruz led Fairfield (5-11, 2-2) with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting with seven rebounds and four assists. Felix Lemetti scored 16, Landon Taliaferro 11 and Jonathan Kasibabu had nine rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Kitts
- Michael Luckie
- Sean Campbell
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Marist | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Mount St. Mary's | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Rider | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Manhattan | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Fairfield | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Quinnipiac | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Siena | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Saint Peter's | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Sacred Heart | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
Niagara | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Iona | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
Merrimack | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
Canisius | 0-0 | - | 0-7 |