NCAAB Game Recap - Iona at Fairfield
Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:00 PM EST

MSU
63
Purd
73
F
Hou
77
Tuls
65
F
Seton
52
Vill
80
F
Iowa
87
Minn
92
F
(N/A)
62
Princ
91
F
Cin
72
Temp
68
F
GTown
89
StJon
78
F
DeP
67
Prov
70
F
Iona
68
Fairf
80
F
StPet
58
Quin
77
F
URI
70
UMass
77
F
Lib
69
JU
59
F
IndSt
62
IlSt
76
F
Maris
85
Rider
86
F
UCF
57
Mem
77
F
N AL
70
NJIT
76
F(OT)
Lipsco
88
Stetsn
65
F
SIU
50
LoyIL
75
F
NFla
80
FlGlf
88
F
FSU
78
Mia-FL
66
F
WaSt
58
Oreg
78
F

Fairfield 80, Iona 68

Jan 27, 2019, 1:00 PM EST

Final

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2

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Iona

25

43

68

Fairfield

42

38

80

Cruz, Taliaferro boost Fairfield past Iona 80-68
Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:25 PM

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) Jesus Cruz scored 24 points and Landon Taliaferro added 19 and Fairfield beat Iona 80-68 on Sunday to end its four-game losing streak.

Fairfield (6-15, 3-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) won for the third time in its last nine contests whereas Iona (7-12, 5-3) started the day in a second-place tie with Canisius having won five of seven.

Cruz and Taliaferro each scored five points in the first three minutes as the Stages built a 10-0 lead. They extended the lead to 26-7 over the next 6 1/2 minutes and the Gaels never recovered from their slow start. Fairfield led 42-25 at halftime shooting 16 of 34 (47 percent) from the field including four 3-pointers.

E.J. Crawford made a pair of free throws with 3:06 to play to get Iona within 73-64 before Cruz and Taliaferro each made a pair of foul shots and Fairfield led by double digits the rest of the way.

Crawford scored a career-high 28 points for Iona. He set his previous career high of 26 on Jan. 29, 2018 in a 103-100 overtime road loss to the Stags.

Leaders

Iona PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
E. Crawford 28 0 3 5 1 0
R. McGill 18 0 2 4 0 1
Fairfield PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Cruz 24 0 1 5 1 0
L. Taliaferro 19 0 2 1 3 0

Team Comparison

Iona Fairf
Points For 68 80
Field Goals 24/49-49% 27/59-46%
Three Pointers 3/14-21% 6/19-32%
Free Throws 17/27-63% 20/25-80%
Offensive Rebounds 7 10
Defensive Rebounds 24 23
Rebounds 35 37
Blocks 3 2
Steals 4 8
Turnovers 19 11
Personal Fouls 23 23
Technical Fouls 0 1
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Series Tied 1-1

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 5 Fairf 87 @ Iona 94 F. Lemetti 18 T. Agee 23
Sun Jan 27 Iona 68 @ Fairf 80 E. Crawford 28 J. Cruz 24

Game Information

Stadium: Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 2,479
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