Fairfield defeats Niagara 57-49
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Maurice Barrow and Yorel Hawkins each had 14 points and nine rebounds as Fairfield sent Niagara to its 10th loss in 11 games with a 57-49 victory Sunday.
The Stags (15-4, 8-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) won their fourth in a row and their 14th in the last 15. They overcame their cold shooting touch from the field — they were 18 of 53 for 34 percent — by outrebounding the Purple Eagles 44-31 and getting to the free-throw line nearly twice as often. Fairfield was 20 of 29 from the line; Niagara (4-17, 1-8), which used only seven players and suffered its fourth straight loss, was 10 of 16.
Barrow's 14 points represented a career high. He and Hawkins got help inside from Ryan Olander, who added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
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Marvin Jordan had 16 points to lead Niagara while Anthony Nelson added 14 and Kevon Moore had 10.