BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) Nana Foulland tied his career high with 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Bucknell over Fairfield 75-64 on Tuesday night.
Matt O'Reilly tied his all-time best with 12 points and made 4 of 11 3-pointers and the Bison (7-3) shot 47.7 percent from the floor (31 of 65).
Fairfield closed to 37-34 in the second half on Jerome Segura's 3-pointer, but Bucknell gained on a 9-4 run and pulled ahead 68-56 on Kimbal Mackenzie's jumper with 4:02 left and the Stags trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Zach Thomas added 11 points and eight rebounds for Bucknell, which avenged last season's 101-91 home loss to the Stags.
Stephen Brown's layup pulled Bucknell to 28-29, Thomas hit a 3 and a layup and the Bison led 33-29 at halftime behind Foulland's 12 points.
Amadou Sidibe scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Fairfield (5-3).
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