Alvarez scores 23 to lead Fairfield past New Hampshire
DURHAM, N.H. -- Neftali Alvarez scored 23 points and Fairfield defeated New Hampshire 63-57 on Saturday.
Jesus Cruz added 10 points for the Stags (3-9) and Jonathan Kasibabu had a game-high nine rebounds. Alvarez had Fairfield's only two assists.
David Watkins had 16 points and seven rebounds for New Hampshire (2-10), which has lost 10 consecutive games. Nick Guadarrama added 11 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats.
After UNH built its largest lead, 20-13 with 8:33 remaining in the first half, Fairfield flipped the score with a 24-6 run and 37-26 lead with 16 minutes left in the game.
Neither team shot well. Fairfield shot 41 percent from the field and made 4 of 18 3-pointers while New Hampshire shot 42 percent, making 8 of 26 from distance.
Fairfield has won 10 of 12 games in the series.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kevin Ferguson
- Marek Drabinski
- Phil Sallustio Jr.
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 4-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Merrimack | 4-0 | - | 7-8 |
| Quinnipiac | 3-1 | 1 | 7-8 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 2-1 | 1.5 | 9-5 |
| Manhattan | 2-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Siena | 2-2 | 2 | 7-8 |
| Sacred Heart | 2-2 | 2 | 6-9 |
| Iona | 2-2 | 2 | 5-10 |
| Niagara | 1-2 | 2.5 | 6-8 |
| Fairfield | 1-2 | 2.5 | 5-9 |
| Saint Peter's | 0-3 | 3.5 | 5-6 |
| Rider | 0-3 | 3.5 | 4-10 |
| Canisius | 0-3 | 3.5 | 0-14 |
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 2-0 | - | 9-8 |
| Bryant | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-9 |
| UMass Lowell | 1-1 | 1 | 12-5 |
| Maine | 1-1 | 1 | 9-8 |
| Binghamton | 1-1 | 1 | 9-8 |
| UAlbany | 1-1 | 1 | 9-8 |
| UMBC | 1-1 | 1 | 9-8 |
| NJIT | 0-1 | 1.5 | 3-13 |
| New Hampshire | 0-2 | 2 | 2-15 |
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