Fairfield Stags @ Central Connecticut Blue Devils

7-5, 3-4 Away

Final

	1	2	T
Fairfield FAIR	47	37	84
C Connecticut CCSU	26	44	70

Central Connecticut Blue DevilsC ConnecticutCCSU

6-5, 3-1 Home

James Jones makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Darin Smith Jr. assists)
Max Frazier makes layup (Jay Rodgers assists)
Elijah Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darin Smith Jr. misses driving layup
Max Frazier makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Jay Rodgers assists)
Melo Sanchez makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Darin Smith Jr. assists)
Darin Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists)
Darin Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gabe Spinelli assists)
Darin Smith Jr. misses layup
Darin Smith Jr. misses layup
Daniel James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darin Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Roddy Jones misses 29-foot three point jumper
Gabe Spinelli misses driving layup
Elijah Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Max Frazier makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Jay Rodgers assists)
Max Frazier misses 8-foot hook shot
Darin Smith Jr. misses 13-foot jumper
Elijah Parker misses driving layup
Darin Smith Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup
Max Frazier misses layup
Darin Smith Jr. misses layup
Max Frazier makes 0-foot tip in layup
Darin Smith Jr. misses layup
James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darin Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Melo Sanchez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists)
Jay Rodgers misses 11-foot jumper
Roddy Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Melo Sanchez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Melo Sanchez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darin Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists)
Darin Smith Jr. misses driving layup
Jay Rodgers misses 28-foot three point jumper
Darin Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jay Rodgers misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Darin Smith Jr. misses 6-foot jumper
James Jones misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot
Darin Smith Jr. makes driving layup
Ashton Reynolds misses 23-foot three point jumper
Melo Sanchez makes 29-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobe Williams assists)
Melo Sanchez misses 28-foot three point jumper
Melo Sanchez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ashton Reynolds makes 3-foot alley oop dunk
Ja'Kobe Williams makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
Darin Smith Jr. misses 9-foot jumper
Melo Sanchez makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jay Rodgers misses 8-foot floating jump shot
Ashton Reynolds makes driving layup
Melo Sanchez makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Jones assists)
Ashton Reynolds makes 19-foot jumper (Jay Rodgers assists)
Darin Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer
Ashton Reynolds misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel James makes layup (Jay Rodgers assists)
Jay Rodgers misses 28-foot three point jumper
Ja'Kobe Williams misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Ashton Reynolds makes layup
Ashton Reynolds misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jay Rodgers makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Jones assists)
Ja'Kobe Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gabe Spinelli assists)
Jay Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darin Smith Jr. makes layup
Ashton Reynolds misses layup
Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Declan Wucherpfennig assists)
Declan Wucherpfennig misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Braden Sparks makes driving layup
Braden Sparks makes layup
Halon Rawlins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Braden Sparks misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Brandon Benjamin misses driving layup
Brandon Benjamin makes layup
Halon Rawlins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Williams assists)
Tony Williams makes driving layup
Braden Sparks makes 28-foot three pointer
Braden Sparks misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Brandon Benjamin misses layup
Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Braden Sparks assists)
Eric Mejia makes layup
Deuce Turner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eric Mejia makes 27-foot three point jumper (Braden Sparks assists)
Braden Sparks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Mejia assists)
Braden Sparks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deuce Turner assists)
Ryan Zan misses 23-foot three point jumper
Braden Sparks makes 8-foot floating jump shot
Eric Mejia misses layup
Deuce Turner makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Deuce Turner misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cam Estevez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Deuce Turner assists)
Cam Estevez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Benjamin assists)
Deuce Turner makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Nasir Rodriguez misses 28-foot three point jumper
Nasir Rodriguez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Deuce Turner assists)
Halon Rawlins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Declan Wucherpfennig misses layup
Declan Wucherpfennig misses 25-foot three point jumper
Braden Sparks makes driving layup
Tony Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Halon Rawlins assists)
Declan Wucherpfennig makes 3-foot dunk
Tony Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Braden Sparks makes 29-foot three point jumper
Tony Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Halon Rawlins makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
Declan Wucherpfennig misses 5-foot hook shot
Declan Wucherpfennig misses driving layup
Deuce Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Sparks assists)
Eric Mejia makes 27-foot three pointer
Braden Sparks misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Mejia makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
Deuce Turner makes 30-foot three point jumper (Braden Sparks assists)
Eric Mejia misses driving layup
Braden Sparks misses driving layup
Braden Sparks misses driving layup
Declan Wucherpfennig misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tony Williams misses 9-foot floating jump shot
Ryan Zan misses 15-foot jumper
Brandon Benjamin misses tip in layup
Brandon Benjamin makes 0-foot tip in layup
Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Halon Rawlins assists)
Cam Estevez misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Nasir Rodriguez assists)
Nasir Rodriguez misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Tony Williams makes driving layup

FAIRFIELD

C CONNECTICUT

TIME		FAIR	CCSU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Central Connecticut	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Fairfield	0	0
19:30	James Jones makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Darin Smith Jr. assists)	0	2
19:10	Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Declan Wucherpfennig assists)	2	2
18:45	Foul on Declan Wucherpfennig.	2	2
18:45	Max Frazier makes free throw 1 of 2	2	3
18:45	Max Frazier misses free throw 2 of 2	2	3
18:44	Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:17	Declan Wucherpfennig misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	3
18:15	Elijah Parker Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:02	Max Frazier makes layup (Jay Rodgers assists)	2	5
17:42	Tony Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
17:39	Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:33	Elijah Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	5
17:30	Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:10	Braden Sparks makes driving layup	4	5
16:45	Darin Smith Jr. misses driving layup	4	5
16:45	Brandon Benjamin Block.	4	5
16:42	Braden Sparks Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:41	Braden Sparks makes layup	6	5
16:18	Max Frazier makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Jay Rodgers assists)	6	7
16:01	Halon Rawlins misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	7
15:58	Declan Wucherpfennig Offensive Rebound.	6	7
15:58	Official TV Timeout	6	7
15:58	Elijah Parker subbing out for Central Connecticut	6	7
15:58	James Jones subbing out for Central Connecticut	6	7
15:58	Melo Sanchez subbing in for Central Connecticut	6	7
15:58	Gabe Spinelli subbing in for Central Connecticut	6	7
15:48	Braden Sparks misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	6	7
15:44	Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	6	7
15:31	Melo Sanchez makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Darin Smith Jr. assists)	6	9
15:12	Brandon Benjamin misses driving layup	6	9
15:07	Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.	6	9
14:49	Darin Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists)	6	12
14:27	Brandon Benjamin makes layup	8	12
14:03	Darin Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gabe Spinelli assists)	8	15
13:55	Halon Rawlins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Williams assists)	11	15
13:25	Darin Smith Jr. misses layup	11	15
13:24	Fairfield Defensive Rebound.	11	15
13:24	Jay Rodgers subbing out for Central Connecticut	11	15
13:24	Max Frazier subbing out for Central Connecticut	11	15
13:24	Ja'Kobe Williams subbing in for Central Connecticut	11	15
13:24	Daniel James subbing in for Central Connecticut	11	15
13:13	Halon Rawlins bad pass turnover	11	15
13:13	Gabe Spinelli Steal.	11	15
13:04	Darin Smith Jr. misses layup	11	15
13:00	Halon Rawlins Defensive Rebound.	11	15
12:54	Tony Williams makes driving layup	13	15
12:35	Daniel James misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	15
12:32	Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.	13	15
12:25	Braden Sparks makes 28-foot three pointer	16	15
12:06	Darin Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	15
12:03	Halon Rawlins Defensive Rebound.	16	15
12:00	Braden Sparks misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	15
11:57	Ja'Kobe Williams Defensive Rebound.	16	15
11:48	Darin Smith Jr. bad pass turnover	16	15
11:48	Darin Smith Jr. subbing out for Central Connecticut	16	15
11:48	Melo Sanchez subbing out for Central Connecticut	16	15
11:48	Daniel James subbing out for Central Connecticut	16	15
11:48	Roddy Jones subbing in for Central Connecticut	16	15
11:48	James Jones subbing in for Central Connecticut	16	15
11:48	Max Frazier subbing in for Central Connecticut	16	15
11:48	Tony Williams subbing out for Fairfield	16	15
11:48	Halon Rawlins subbing out for Fairfield	16	15
11:48	Eric Mejia subbing in for Fairfield	16	15
11:48	Deuce Turner subbing in for Fairfield	16	15
11:33	Brandon Benjamin misses layup	16	15
11:33	Max Frazier Block.	16	15
11:29	James Jones Defensive Rebound.	16	15
11:10	Roddy Jones misses 29-foot three point jumper	16	15
11:07	Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.	16	15
10:49	Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Braden Sparks assists)	18	15
10:20	Gabe Spinelli misses driving layup	18	15
10:17	Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.	18	15
10:12	Deuce Turner bad pass turnover	18	15
10:12	Ja'Kobe Williams Steal.	18	15
10:05	James Jones bad pass turnover	18	15
10:05	Eric Mejia Steal.	18	15
10:01	Eric Mejia makes layup	20	15
10:01	Foul on Roddy Jones.	20	15
10:01	Roddy Jones subbing out for Central Connecticut	20	15
10:01	Ja'Kobe Williams subbing out for Central Connecticut	20	15
10:01	Gabe Spinelli subbing out for Central Connecticut	20	15
10:01	Elijah Parker subbing in for Central Connecticut	20	15
10:01	Jay Rodgers subbing in for Central Connecticut	20	15
10:01	Darin Smith Jr. subbing in for Central Connecticut	20	15
10:01	Eric Mejia makes free throw 1 of 1	21	15
9:45	Foul on Eric Mejia.	21	15
9:45	Brandon Benjamin subbing out for Fairfield	21	15
9:45	Isaac Munkadi subbing in for Fairfield	21	15
9:43	Elijah Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	15
9:41	James Jones Offensive Rebound.	21	15
9:41	Foul on Declan Wucherpfennig.	21	15
9:41	Declan Wucherpfennig subbing out for Fairfield	21	15
9:41	Ryan Zan subbing in for Fairfield	21	15
9:33	Max Frazier makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Jay Rodgers assists)	21	17
9:16	Deuce Turner misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	17
9:12	Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	21	17
8:50	Max Frazier misses 8-foot hook shot	21	17
8:47	Isaac Munkadi Defensive Rebound.	21	17
8:42	Eric Mejia makes 27-foot three point jumper (Braden Sparks assists)	24	17
8:21	Darin Smith Jr. misses 13-foot jumper	24	17
8:17	Braden Sparks Defensive Rebound.	24	17
8:09	Braden Sparks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Mejia assists)	27	17
8:07	Central Connecticut Timeout	27	17
8:07	Official TV Timeout	27	17
7:45	Elijah Parker misses driving layup	27	17
7:42	Darin Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.	27	17
7:42	Darin Smith Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup	27	19
7:29	Braden Sparks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deuce Turner assists)	30	19
7:05	Max Frazier misses layup	30	19
7:05	Isaac Munkadi Block.	30	19
7:02	Ryan Zan Defensive Rebound.	30	19
6:55	Ryan Zan misses 23-foot three point jumper	30	19
6:52	Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.	30	19
6:36	Darin Smith Jr. misses layup	30	19
6:32	Max Frazier Offensive Rebound.	30	19
6:32	Max Frazier makes 0-foot tip in layup	30	21
6:18	Braden Sparks makes 8-foot floating jump shot	32	21
6:18	Foul on Elijah Parker.	32	21
6:18	Elijah Parker subbing out for Central Connecticut	32	21
6:18	Melo Sanchez subbing in for Central Connecticut	32	21
6:18	Braden Sparks makes free throw 1 of 1	33	21
6:18	Braden Sparks subbing out for Fairfield	33	21
6:18	Cam Estevez subbing in for Fairfield	33	21
5:56	Foul on Cam Estevez.	33	21
5:48	James Jones bad pass turnover	33	21
5:48	Eric Mejia Steal.	33	21
5:44	Eric Mejia misses layup	33	21
5:44	James Jones Block.	33	21
5:42	Ryan Zan Offensive Rebound.	33	21
5:42	Foul on Darin Smith Jr..	33	21
5:33	Deuce Turner makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	35	21
5:07	Foul on Ryan Zan.	35	21
4:59	Darin Smith Jr. misses layup	35	21
4:57	Isaac Munkadi Defensive Rebound.	35	21
4:46	Deuce Turner misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	35	21
4:44	Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.	35	21
4:35	James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	35	21
4:32	Eric Mejia Defensive Rebound.	35	21
4:23	Cam Estevez misses 23-foot three point jumper	35	21
4:20	Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.	35	21
4:06	Foul on Eric Mejia.	35	21
4:06	Jay Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2	35	22
4:06	Max Frazier subbing out for Central Connecticut	35	22
4:06	Daniel James subbing in for Central Connecticut	35	22
4:06	Eric Mejia subbing out for Fairfield	35	22
4:06	Isaac Munkadi subbing out for Fairfield	35	22
4:06	Nasir Rodriguez subbing in for Fairfield	35	22
4:06	Brandon Benjamin subbing in for Fairfield	35	22
4:06	Jay Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2	35	23
3:52	Deuce Turner bad pass turnover	35	23
3:52	Melo Sanchez Steal.	35	23
3:35	Darin Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	35	23
3:32	Ryan Zan Defensive Rebound.	35	23
3:18	Brandon Benjamin makes layup (Deuce Turner assists)	37	23
3:01	Melo Sanchez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists)	37	26
2:36	Cam Estevez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Benjamin assists)	40	26
2:13	Jay Rodgers misses 11-foot jumper	40	26
2:10	Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.	40	26
2:03	Deuce Turner makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	42	26
2:03	Foul on Darin Smith Jr..	42	26
2:03	Official TV Timeout	42	26
2:03	Darin Smith Jr. subbing out for Central Connecticut	42	26
2:03	Daniel James subbing out for Central Connecticut	42	26
2:03	Roddy Jones subbing in for Central Connecticut	42	26
2:03	Max Frazier subbing in for Central Connecticut	42	26
2:03	Deuce Turner makes free throw 1 of 1	43	26
1:44	Foul on Nasir Rodriguez.	43	26
1:44	Jay Rodgers subbing out for Central Connecticut	43	26
1:44	Ja'Kobe Williams subbing in for Central Connecticut	43	26
1:44	Cam Estevez subbing out for Fairfield	43	26
1:44	Halon Rawlins subbing in for Fairfield	43	26
1:44	Max Frazier misses free throw 1 of 1	43	26
1:42	Melo Sanchez Offensive Rebound.	43	26
1:32	Roddy Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	43	26
1:28	Halon Rawlins Defensive Rebound.	43	26
1:17	Nasir Rodriguez misses 28-foot three point jumper	43	26
1:14	Fairfield Offensive Rebound.	43	26
0:59	Foul on Melo Sanchez.	43	26
0:59	Brandon Benjamin misses free throw 1 of 2	43	26
0:59	Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound.	43	26
0:59	Ja'Kobe Williams subbing out for Central Connecticut	43	26
0:59	Jay Rodgers subbing in for Central Connecticut	43	26
0:59	Brandon Benjamin makes free throw 2 of 2	44	26
0:59	Brandon Benjamin subbing out for Fairfield	44	26
0:59	Isaac Munkadi subbing in for Fairfield	44	26
0:47	Melo Sanchez misses 23-foot three point jumper	44	26
0:45	Halon Rawlins Defensive Rebound.	44	26
0:18	Nasir Rodriguez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Deuce Turner assists)	47	26
0:04	Melo Sanchez misses 23-foot three point jumper	47	26
0:01	Deuce Turner Defensive Rebound.	47	26
0:00	Halon Rawlins misses 27-foot three point jumper	47	26
0:00	Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound.	47	26
0:00	End of 1st half	47	26

Detrick Gymnasium

7:00 PM, December 18, 2025

New Britain, CT

Attendance: 1,054

Referees:
Brandon Cruz
Evon Burroughs
Nathan Ferrell

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Quinnipiac	2-0	-	9-3
Siena	2-0	-	9-3
Marist	2-0	-	7-3
Merrimack	2-0	-	6-7
Saint Peter's	2-0	-	4-5
Iona	1-1	1	8-4
Sacred Heart	1-1	1	4-7
Manhattan	1-1	1	4-8
Fairfield	0-2	2	7-5
Canisius	0-2	2	5-7
Mount St. Mary's	0-2	2	3-8
Niagara	0-2	2	2-9
Rider	0-2	2	1-9

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Central Connecticut	0-0	-	6-5
Long Island University	0-0	-	6-5
Le Moyne	0-0	-	5-6
New Haven	0-0	-	5-6
Wagner	0-0	-	4-6
Mercyhurst	0-0	-	4-8
Stonehill	0-0	-	3-9
Fairleigh Dickinson	0-0	-	2-8
Chicago State	0-0	-	2-10
Saint Francis	0-0	-	2-10

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