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Fairfield wins 65-61 over Marist, will play for Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title

AP
Mar 16, 2024

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Caleb Fields scored 22 points as second-seeded Fairfield's 65-61 victory over Marist on Friday in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference semifinals.

The Stags will play fifth-seeded Saint Peter's, which upset top-seeded Quinnipiac in its semifinal, in Saturday's championship game.

Fields shot 8 for 18 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Stags (22-11). Jalen Leach added 13 points while shooting 4 for 10 (0 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line while he also had five rebounds. Peyton Smith shot 3 of 6 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line to finish with nine points.

Javon Cooley led the Red Foxes (18-13) in scoring, finishing with 14 points and two blocks. Max Allen added 12 points for Marist. Jadin Collins had 10 points and four assists.

Fields scored 10 points in the first half and Fairfield went into halftime trailing 32-30. Fairfield used an 11-0 second-half run to come back from a nine-point deficit and take the lead at 59-57 with 4:34 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Leach scored 13 second-half points.

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1st Half
MRST
Red Foxes
32
FAIR
Stags
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Max Allen II vs. Louis Bleechmore (Stags gains possession)
19:41		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
19:39		Jaden Daughtry defensive rebound
19:10		Max Allen II turnover (out of bounds)
18:47		Jalen Leach misses three point pullup jump shot
18:45		Josh Pascarelli defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Max Allen II makes two point layup (Josh Pascarelli assists)	2-0
18:21		Jump ball. Jalen Leach vs. Jaden Daughtry (Red Foxes gains possession)
18:21		Jalen Leach turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Daughtry steals)
18:06		Max Allen II turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Leach steals)
17:54		Josh Pascarelli personal foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
17:49		Alexis Yetna misses three point jump shot
17:47		Jaden Daughtry defensive rebound
17:37	+3	Javon Cooley makes three point jump shot (Jadin Collins assists)	5-0
17:19		Jasper Floyd misses two point layup
17:02	+2	Josh Pascarelli makes two point layup (Jaden Daughtry assists)	7-0
16:48		Javon Cooley blocks Jasper Floyd's two point driving layup
16:46		Alexis Yetna offensive rebound
16:45	+2	Alexis Yetna makes two point putback layup	7-2
16:18		Josh Pascarelli turnover (bad pass) (Louis Bleechmore steals)
16:15	+2	Louis Bleechmore makes two point driving layup	7-4
15:50	+2	Max Allen II makes two point driving layup	9-4
15:38		TV timeout
15:33		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
15:31		Jadin Collins defensive rebound
15:04	+3	Kam Farris makes three point pullup jump shot	12-4
14:47	+3	Jasper Floyd makes three point jump shot (Caleb Fields assists)	12-7
14:14		Isaiah Brickner misses three point jump shot
14:12		Red Foxes turnover (shot clock violation)
13:56	+2	Brycen Goodine makes two point driving reverse layup	12-9
13:38		Jackson Price turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Leach steals)
13:30		Caleb Fields turnover (bad pass) (Jadin Collins steals)
13:12		Isaiah Brickner misses two point turnaround jump shot
13:10		Louis Bleechmore defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point driving layup	12-11
12:13		Jadin Collins misses two point pullup jump shot
12:11		Alexis Yetna defensive rebound
12:10		Jump ball. (Stags gains possession)
11:53		Isaiah Brickner shooting foul (Peyton Smith draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53	+1	Peyton Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-12
11:53	+1	Peyton Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-13
11:36		Max Allen II turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Fields steals)
11:28	+2	Peyton Smith makes two point driving layup	12-15
11:17	+3	Javon Cooley makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Brickner assists)	15-15
11:01	+3	Caleb Fields makes three point stepback jump shot	15-18
10:41	+3	Javon Cooley makes three point jump shot (Kam Farris assists)	18-18
10:26		Peyton Smith misses three point jump shot
10:24		Javon Cooley defensive rebound
10:08		Josh Pascarelli misses two point cutting layup
10:06		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
9:59		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
9:57		Javon Cooley defensive rebound
9:51		Isaiah Brickner misses two point driving layup
9:49		Max Allen II offensive rebound
9:49		Max Allen II misses two point layup
9:47		Red Foxes offensive rebound
9:47		Brycen Goodine personal foul (Max Allen II draws the foul)
9:31		James Johns Jr. blocks Jackson Price's two point layup
9:29		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
9:25		Kam Farris blocks Brycen Goodine's two point layup
9:23		Isaiah Brickner defensive rebound
9:22		Caleb Fields shooting foul (Isaiah Brickner draws the foul)
9:22		TV timeout
9:22	+1	Isaiah Brickner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
9:22	+1	Isaiah Brickner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
9:01		Jackson Price shooting foul (James Johns Jr. draws the foul)
9:01	+1	James Johns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-19
9:01		James Johns Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:01		Javon Cooley defensive rebound
8:44	+3	Javon Cooley makes three point pullup jump shot (Jackson Price assists)	23-19
8:28		Caleb Fields misses two point driving floating jump shot
8:27		Stags offensive rebound
8:27		Jackson Price personal foul
8:11		Brycen Goodine misses two point driving floating jump shot
8:09		Javon Cooley defensive rebound
7:50		James Johns Jr. personal foul (Kam Farris draws the foul)
7:39		Jaden Daughtry misses two point pullup jump shot
7:37		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
7:23		Javon Cooley blocks James Johns Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot
7:21		Brycen Goodine offensive rebound
7:10		Peyton Smith misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:08		Jadin Collins defensive rebound
7:00	+2	Jadin Collins makes two point driving layup	25-19
7:00		Stags 60 second timeout
6:48		Caleb Fields misses three point pullup jump shot
6:46		Red Foxes defensive rebound
6:31		Josh Pascarelli misses three point jump shot
6:29		Max Allen II offensive rebound
6:13		Max Allen II turnover (bad pass) (Brycen Goodine steals)
6:05		Isaiah Brickner personal foul (Brycen Goodine draws the foul)
5:53		Alexis Yetna misses three point pullup jump shot
5:51		Kam Farris defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Max Allen II makes two point layup (Jadin Collins assists)	27-19
5:27		Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
5:25		Trace Salton defensive rebound
5:08	+3	Kam Farris makes three point jump shot (Jadin Collins assists)	30-19
5:01		Stags 30 second timeout
4:50	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point driving layup (Caleb Fields assists)	30-21
4:28		Jasper Floyd personal foul (Max Allen II draws the foul)
4:19		Alexis Yetna blocks Kam Farris's three point jump shot
4:17		Stags defensive rebound
4:07		Jasper Floyd misses two point driving layup
4:05		Alexis Yetna offensive rebound
4:04	+2	Alexis Yetna makes two point putback layup	30-23
3:35		Max Allen II misses three point jump shot
3:34		Stags defensive rebound
3:34		TV timeout
3:13		Jalen Leach offensive foul (Max Allen II draws the foul)
3:13		Jalen Leach turnover (offensive foul)
3:01		Jalen Leach blocks Javon Cooley's two point driving layup
2:59		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
2:52		Jadin Collins personal foul
2:35		Jasper Floyd misses two point floating jump shot
2:33		Jasper Floyd offensive rebound
2:24		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
2:22		Jalen Leach offensive rebound
2:21		Jaden Daughtry blocks Caleb Fields's two point layup
2:19		Stags offensive rebound
2:07		Brycen Goodine offensive foul (Jadin Collins draws the foul)
2:07		Brycen Goodine turnover (offensive foul)
1:50	+2	Max Allen II makes two point layup (Jaden Daughtry assists)	32-23
1:35		Max Allen II shooting foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-24
1:35	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-25
1:22		Kam Farris misses two point layup
1:20		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
1:12	+3	Caleb Fields makes three point jump shot (Jalen Leach assists)	32-28
0:50		Red Foxes 30 second timeout
0:42		Jadin Collins turnover (bad pass) (Alexis Yetna steals)
0:38	+2	Louis Bleechmore makes two point layup (Alexis Yetna assists)	32-30
0:16		Max Allen II misses two point turnaround hook shot
0:14		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
0:04		Caleb Fields misses three point stepback jump shot
0:02		Jaden Daughtry defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MRST
Red Foxes
29
FAIR
Stags
35

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Louis Bleechmore blocks Jaden Daughtry's two point layup
19:41		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
19:35		Jadin Collins shooting foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
19:35		Caleb Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:35	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-31
19:24	+2	Jadin Collins makes two point driving layup (Max Allen II assists)	34-31
19:02		Jaden Daughtry shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
19:02	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-32
19:02		Jalen Leach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:02		Jaden Daughtry defensive rebound
18:39	+2	Max Allen II makes two point hook shot (Josh Pascarelli assists)	36-32
18:24	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point stepback jump shot	36-34
17:51		Josh Pascarelli misses three point jump shot
17:49		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
17:42		Jalen Leach misses two point driving floating jump shot
17:40		Max Allen II defensive rebound
17:33		Jadin Collins misses two point jump shot
17:31		Alexis Yetna defensive rebound
17:25	+3	Jasper Floyd makes three point jump shot (Caleb Fields assists)	36-37
17:10	+3	Josh Pascarelli makes three point jump shot (Jadin Collins assists)	39-37
16:54		Jalen Leach misses three point pullup jump shot
16:52		Jadin Collins defensive rebound
16:29		Max Allen II misses two point driving layup
16:27		Alexis Yetna defensive rebound
16:22		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
16:20		Red Foxes defensive rebound
16:11		Josh Pascarelli misses three point pullup jump shot
16:09		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
16:01		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
15:59		Isaiah Brickner defensive rebound
15:54	+2	Jaden Daughtry makes two point layup (Isaiah Brickner assists)	41-37
15:30		Alexis Yetna misses two point layup
15:28		Jackson Price defensive rebound
15:09	+3	Josh Pascarelli makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Brickner assists)	44-37
14:48	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point driving reverse layup	44-39
14:32		Jadin Collins misses two point driving floating jump shot
14:30		Jadin Collins offensive rebound
14:29		Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Jadin Collins draws the foul)
14:29		TV timeout
14:29	+1	Jadin Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-39
14:29	+1	Jadin Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-39
14:11		Alexis Yetna misses three point jump shot
14:09		Isaiah Brickner defensive rebound
13:50		Josh Pascarelli misses three point jump shot
13:48		Isaiah Brickner offensive rebound
13:29	+2	Jadin Collins makes two point driving floating jump shot	48-39
13:15		Jaden Daughtry shooting foul (Alexis Yetna draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Alexis Yetna makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-40
13:15	+1	Alexis Yetna makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-41
12:59		Jackson Price turnover (traveling)
12:43	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point turnaround jump shot	48-43
12:18		Peyton Smith shooting foul (Kam Farris draws the foul)
12:18	+1	Kam Farris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-43
12:18	+1	Kam Farris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-43
12:03		Brycen Goodine misses two point pullup jump shot
12:01		Kam Farris defensive rebound
11:45		Isaiah Brickner turnover (lost ball) (Brycen Goodine steals)
11:39	+2	Peyton Smith makes two point layup (Jalen Leach assists)	50-45
11:39		Isaiah Brickner shooting foul (Peyton Smith draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39	+1	Peyton Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-46
11:20	+3	Jackson Price makes three point jump shot (Kam Farris assists)	53-46
11:00	+2	Peyton Smith makes two point layup (Caleb Fields assists)	53-48
10:41	+2	Jadin Collins makes two point driving layup	55-48
10:32		Peyton Smith misses two point reverse layup
10:30		Jackson Price defensive rebound
10:10		Peyton Smith shooting foul (Javon Cooley draws the foul)
10:10	+1	Javon Cooley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-48
10:10	+1	Javon Cooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-48
9:50		Caleb Fields misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:48		Caleb Fields offensive rebound
9:45	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point putback layup	57-50
9:18		Kam Farris misses three point stepback jump shot
9:16		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point driving floating jump shot	57-52
8:37		Jadin Collins misses two point turnaround jump shot
8:35		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
8:23		Brycen Goodine misses two point layup
8:21		Alexis Yetna offensive rebound
8:18		Josh Pascarelli personal foul (Alexis Yetna draws the foul)
8:13		Caleb Fields misses three point stepback jump shot
8:11		Jadin Collins defensive rebound
7:54		Jalen Leach personal foul (Max Allen II draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:50		Jasper Floyd personal foul (Max Allen II draws the foul)
7:41		Javon Cooley misses three point jump shot
7:39		Alexis Yetna defensive rebound
7:39		Max Allen II personal foul (Alexis Yetna draws the foul)
7:19		Caleb Fields turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Daughtry steals)
7:04		Isaiah Brickner turnover (lost ball) (Jasper Floyd steals)
6:48	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point driving finger roll layup	57-54
6:42		Jasper Floyd personal foul
6:16		Jalen Leach blocks Kam Farris's two point layup
6:14		Alexis Yetna defensive rebound
5:58		Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
5:56		Max Allen II defensive rebound
5:27		Max Allen II offensive foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
5:27		Max Allen II turnover (offensive foul)
5:15	+3	Caleb Fields makes three point pullup jump shot	57-57
5:12		Red Foxes 30 second timeout
5:12		TV timeout
4:45		Josh Pascarelli misses two point pullup jump shot
4:43		Stags defensive rebound
4:34	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point cutting layup (Brycen Goodine assists)	57-59
4:08		Louis Bleechmore shooting foul (Max Allen II draws the foul)
4:08	+1	Max Allen II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
4:08	+1	Max Allen II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-59
3:49	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point driving layup	59-61
3:21		TV timeout
3:19		Josh Pascarelli misses three point jump shot
3:17		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
2:59		Jaden Daughtry shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
2:59		Jalen Leach misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:59	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 3	59-62
2:59	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 3 of 3	59-63
2:45		Josh Pascarelli turnover (bad pass) (Jasper Floyd steals)
2:20		Jalen Leach misses three point stepback jump shot
2:18		Javon Cooley defensive rebound
1:55		Max Allen II misses two point layup
1:53		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
1:26		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
1:24		Jaden Daughtry defensive rebound
1:00	+2	Jaden Daughtry makes two point driving reverse layup (Max Allen II assists)	61-63
0:59		Red Foxes 30 second timeout
0:38		Caleb Fields misses two point driving layup
0:36		Jasper Floyd offensive rebound
0:17		Stags turnover (shot clock violation)
0:07		Red Foxes 60 second timeout
0:08		Stags 30 second timeout
0:06		Caleb Fields personal foul (Max Allen II draws the foul)
0:06		Max Allen II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:06		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
0:05		Max Allen II personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-64
0:05	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-65
0:04		Jackson Price misses three point turnaround jump shot
0:02		Caleb Fields defensive rebound
0:02		Stags 30 second timeout
0:01		Javon Cooley personal foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
0:01		Caleb Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01		Caleb Fields misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Jackson Price defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jackson Price defensive rebound