Scores

Final OT

Fairfield 64

(1-0, 0-0 away)

Cent Conn St 63

(0-1, 0-0 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 10, 2012

Chase Family Arena, Hartford, CT

1 2 OT T
FAIR 34 21 964
CCSU 31 24 863

Top Performers

Fairfield: D. Needham 18 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

Central Connecticut State: M. Hunter 16 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Stl, 2 Blk

Fairfield 64, CCSU 63

Associated Press

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Keith Matthews made 1 of 2 free throws with 2 seconds left in overtime to give Fairfield a 64-63 victory over Central Connecticut State in both teams' openers on Saturday night.

Matthews missed the second free throw, but the Stags' Marcus Gilbert grabbed the offensive rebound to end the game.

The score was tied at 55-all for the final 1:24 of regulation, and it was tied at 63 with 2:13 remaining in overtime.

Guard Derek Needham, who played 44 minutes, led the Stags, members of the Mid-American Athletic Conference, with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Matthews finished with 15 points, Josip Mikulic had 12 and Colin Nickerson contributed 10.

Kyle Vinales led the Blue Devils of the Northeast Conference with 18 points, and Matt Hunter scored 16, followed by Adonis Burbage with 12 and Joe Efese with 10.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FAIR
CCSU
Points 64 63
FG Made-Attempted 24-55 (.436) 22-59 (.373)
3P Made-Attempted 7-18 (.389) 7-16 (.438)
FT Made-Attempted 9-12 (.750) 12-14 (.857)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 5

Game Leaders

 
FAIR
CCSU
PointsD. Needham 18K. Vinales 18
ReboundsD. Needham 8J. Efese 8
AssistsM. Barrow 4M. McMillan 4
StealsD. Wade 2M. Hunter 4
BlocksM. Barrow 2M. Hunter 2
Team Stats: Fairfield | Central Connecticut State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 10, 2012 FAIR 64, @CCSU 63Recap

Next 5 Games

FAIR
CCSU
11/12 @UVA 7:00pm
11/13 @PENN 4:30pm
11/19 @LEH 8:30pm
11/20 FOR 6:00pm
11/23 @PROV 7:00pm
 11/12 @SPC 7:00pm
11/15 BRWN 7:30pm
11/18 @LAS 2:00pm
11/20 @UMBC 7:30pm
11/24 @HART 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: Fairfield | Central Connecticut State