Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers @ Sacred Heart Pioneers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 37 | 71 | |
SHU | 37 | 39 | 76 |
Sacred Heart pulls away late, beats Mount St. Mary's 76-71
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Cane Broome scored 24 points, and Tevin Falzon added 15 with two key 3-pointers late to help Sacred Heart beat Mount St. Mary's 76-71 on Thursday night.
Eyimofe Edukugho chipped in 12 points for Sacred Heart (4-14, 3-4 Northeast Conference). Elijah Long had 20 points to lead Mount St. Mary's (8-12, 5-2).
Falzon's second straight 3 gave the Pioneers a 67-66 lead, and Broome made three free throws to stretch it to 70-66. Junior Robinson answered with a 3-pointer to pull the Mountaineers to 70-69.
The teams traded two free throws before Broome made two more to stretch the Pioneers' lead to 74-71. Sacred Heart then chose to immediately foul on the ensuing possession with 4.1 left to avoid a Mountaineers' 3-point attempt. Falzon made two free throws to seal it.
It was tied at 52 with 12:33 to play. Neither team had more than a three-point lead for the next 11 minutes.
Game Information
Fairfield, CT
Referee:Guy Pagano
Referee:Andrew Maira
Referee:Mike Pearson
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
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