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03/06 22:23 CST Benjamin leads Fairfield over Saint Peter's 74-55 in MAAC
Championship quarterfinals
Benjamin leads Fairfield over Saint Peter's 74-55 in MAAC Championship
quarterfinals
By The Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) --- Brandon Benjamin totaled 26 points and 15 rebounds
to help Fairfield upset Saint Peter's 74-55 on Friday night in the
quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship.
No. 7 seed Fairfield will play the winner of Friday's final quarterfinal
matchup between No. 3 seed Siena and No. 6 seed Mount St. Mary's in the
semifinals on Saturday.
Tony Williams added 16 points for the Stags (19-12) and Declan Wucherpfennig
scored 13.
Brent Bland led the way for the second-seeded Peacocks (17-11) with 11 points
and seven rebounds. Bryce Eaton added nine points and five assists.
Led by 17 points from Benjamin before the break, Fairfield entered halftime
tied with Saint Peter's 30-30. Williams had 13 points in the second half and
Fairfield used a 10-0 run to take control.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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