March 5, 2026 3:44 pm EST
The No. 7 seed Fairfield Stags (19-12, 11-9 MAAC) are taking on the No. 10 seed Manhattan Jaspers (12-19, 8-12 MAAC) in the MAAC tournament on Thursday at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, at 8:30 p.m. ET airing on ESPN+.
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Stats to know
Fairfield outscores opponents by 2.6 points per game (scoring 74.9 per game to rank 208th in college basketball while allowing 72.3 per contest to rank 132nd in college basketball) and has a +81 scoring differential overall.
Fairfield hits 7.6 three-pointers per game (197th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 7.1 on average.
Manhattan puts up 74.5 points per game (220th in college basketball) while giving up 79.2 per outing (316th in college basketball). It has a -146 scoring differential and has been outscored by 4.7 points per game.
Manhattan makes 7.3 three-pointers per game (228th in college basketball) at a 32.7% rate (255th in college basketball), compared to the 8.7 per contest its opponents make, shooting 36.6% from beyond the arc.
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