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L 59-68
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W 66-59
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L 65-77
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L 61-78
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L 47-54
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Needham helps Fairfield defeat Saint Peter's 54-47

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Derek Needham scored 24 points and Fairfield allowed Saint Peter's only three points in the final 11 1/2 minutes of its 54-47 victory Friday night in the first round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament.

Seventh-seeded Fairfield (18-14), which snapped a three-game skid, meets No. 2 seed Rider Saturday.

Each team had long scoring droughts. Leading 21-11, the Stags didn't make another basket for 7 minutes. After the 10th-seeded Peacocks pulled ahead 26-24, Needham's 3-pointer gave Fairfield a 27-26 halftime advantage.

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Peacocks Headlines
Leaders
Points: D. Washington14.6
Rebounds: Y. Raymond5.1
Assists: B. Ffrench4.5
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: No qualifiers
3P%: D. Washington37.0%
Steals: Y. Raymond1.5
Blocks: C. Burke0.9
Metro Atlantic Athletic Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Niagara 13-5 19-14
Loyola Maryland 12-6 23-12
Rider 12-6 19-15
Iona 11-7 20-14
Canisius 11-7 20-14
Fairfield 9-9 19-16
Manhattan 9-9 14-18
Marist 6-12 10-21
Siena 4-14 8-24
Saint Peter's 3-15 9-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 59.6 (328)
Rebounds: 10.7 (194)
Assists: 11.3 (283)
FG%: 41.3% (269)
FT%: 59.2% (343)
3P%: 33.6% (198)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 65.7 (149)
Rebounds: 20.8 (326)
Assists: 11.9 (124)
FG%: 44.2% (240)
FT%: 71.1% (278)
3P%: 35.0% (238)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga32-3
2 Louisville35-5
3 Kansas31-6
4 Indiana29-7
5 Miami (FL)29-7
6 Duke30-6
7 Ohio State29-8
8 Georgetown25-7
9 Michigan State27-9
10 Michigan31-8
10 New Mexico29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Louisville35-5
2 Michigan31-8
3 Syracuse30-10
4 Wichita State30-9
5 Duke30-6
6 Ohio State29-8
7 Indiana29-7
8 Kansas31-6
9 Florida29-8
10 Miami (FL)29-7
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