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Fairfield upsets No. 2 seed Monmouth 79-60 in MAAC tourney

AP
Mar 10, 2021

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Taj Benning had a career-high 24 points plus 12 rebounds as No. 7 seed Fairfield Stags upset second-seeded Monmouth Hawks 79-60 in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney on Wednesday night.

Jake Wojcik had 12 points for Fairfield (9-16). Caleb Green added 12 points. Supreme Cook had 11 points and 14 rebounds.

The Stags play third-seeded Saint Peter's or No. 11 seed Rider in the semifinals Friday.

Both teams set season records for scoring during the game. Fairfield scored 41 first-half points, a season high for Fairfield, while the 26 points in the second half for Monmouth were the fewest of the season for Monmouth.

Melik Martin had 12 points for the Hawks (12-8).

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1st Half
FAIR
Stags
41
MONM
Hawks
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jason Edokpayi vs. Melik Martin (Myles Ruth gains possession)
19:46	+2	George Papas makes two point layup (Deion Hammond assists)	0-2
19:14	+2	Caleb Green makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:54		Marcus McClary misses two point layup
18:52		Zach Crisler defensive rebound
18:24		Jake Wojcik turnover (bad pass) (Melik Martin steals)
18:15	+2	George Papas makes two point layup (Melik Martin assists)	2-4
18:06	+2	Caleb Green makes two point layup	4-4
17:55		George Papas misses two point jump shot
17:53		Taj Benning defensive rebound
17:46		Jason Edokpayi misses two point jump shot
17:44		Melik Martin defensive rebound
17:30	+3	Melik Martin makes three point jump shot (Deion Hammond assists)	4-7
17:16		Jake Wojcik misses two point jump shot
17:14		Caleb Green offensive rebound
17:13		Myles Ruth shooting foul (Caleb Green draws the foul)
17:13		Caleb Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:13	+1	Caleb Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-7
16:56	+2	Deion Hammond makes two point jump shot	5-9
16:25	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point layup	7-9
15:58		Deion Hammond misses two point jump shot
15:56		Taj Benning defensive rebound
15:48		Jesus Cruz misses two point jump shot
15:46		Hawks defensive rebound
15:47		TV timeout
15:47		TV timeout
15:28		George Papas misses three point jump shot
15:26		Taj Benning defensive rebound
15:07		Marcus McClary blocks Supreme Cook's two point layup
15:03		Stags offensive rebound
15:00		Caleb Green misses two point jump shot
14:58		Marcus McClary defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Samuel Chaput makes two point layup	7-11
14:19		Taj Benning misses two point jump shot
14:17		George Papas defensive rebound
14:10		Supreme Cook shooting foul (Melik Martin draws the foul)
14:10	+1	Melik Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-12
14:10	+1	Melik Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-13
13:52		Caleb Green misses three point jump shot
13:50		Nikkei Rutty defensive rebound
13:21		Melik Martin misses three point jump shot
13:19		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
13:09		Taj Benning misses three point jump shot
13:07		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
12:52	+2	Taj Benning makes two point layup	9-13
12:43		Deion Hammond misses three point jump shot
12:41		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
12:20		Jesus Cruz misses two point jump shot
12:18		Deion Hammond defensive rebound
11:55		Deion Hammond misses two point jump shot
11:53		Hawks offensive rebound
11:53		TV timeout
11:39		Melik Martin misses two point jump shot
11:37		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
11:07		Stags turnover (shot clock violation)
10:41		Jarvis Vaughan offensive foul (Jason Edokpayi draws the foul)
10:41		Jarvis Vaughan turnover
10:28	+3	Taj Benning makes three point jump shot (Zach Crisler assists)	12-13
9:58		Donovann Toatley misses two point jump shot
9:56		Zach Crisler defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Zach Crisler makes two point jump shot	14-13
9:24		George Papas misses three point jump shot
9:22		Allan Jeanne-Rose defensive rebound
9:19		Allan Jeanne-Rose turnover (bad pass) (George Papas steals)
9:10	+3	Donovann Toatley makes three point jump shot	14-16
8:57		Taj Benning misses two point jump shot
8:55		Nikkei Rutty defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Samuel Chaput makes two point layup	14-18
8:26		Jarvis Vaughan personal foul
8:07		Taj Benning turnover (lost ball) (Donovann Toatley steals)
8:04	+2	Myles Ruth makes two point layup (Melik Martin assists)	14-20
8:03		Stags 30 second timeout
8:03		TV timeout
7:42	+2	Jake Wojcik makes two point jump shot	16-20
7:33		Deion Hammond misses two point layup
7:31		Jason Edokpayi defensive rebound
7:11	+2	Allan Jeanne-Rose makes two point layup	18-20
7:11		Marcus McClary shooting foul (Allan Jeanne-Rose draws the foul)
7:11	+1	Allan Jeanne-Rose makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-20
6:55		Donovann Toatley misses two point layup
6:53		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
6:37	+3	Allan Jeanne-Rose makes three point jump shot (Jesus Cruz assists)	22-20
6:26		Myles Ruth misses two point jump shot
6:24		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
6:19		Deion Hammond shooting foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
6:19		Supreme Cook misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:19	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-20
6:12		Jake Wojcik personal foul (Melik Martin draws the foul)
6:08		Myles Ruth misses two point jump shot
6:06		Taj Benning defensive rebound
5:50	+2	Caleb Green makes two point layup	25-20
5:32		Deion Hammond misses two point jump shot
5:30		Jake Wojcik defensive rebound
5:09		Supreme Cook misses two point layup
5:07		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
5:06		Myles Ruth shooting foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
5:06		Supreme Cook misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:06	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-20
4:51	+2	George Papas makes two point jump shot	26-22
4:34	+3	Jake Wojcik makes three point jump shot (Caleb Green assists)	29-22
4:19	+2	Myles Foster makes two point hook shot	29-24
4:06	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point jump shot	31-24
3:57		George Papas misses two point jump shot
3:55		Myles Foster offensive rebound
3:53		Zach Crisler shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:53	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-25
3:28		Jesus Cruz misses two point jump shot
3:26		Hawks defensive rebound
3:12		Melik Martin misses two point jump shot
3:10		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
3:01	+3	Taj Benning makes three point jump shot (Jesus Cruz assists)	34-25
2:48		Deion Hammond turnover (lost ball) (Jesus Cruz steals)
2:39	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point layup (Caleb Green assists)	36-25
2:26		Deion Hammond misses two point jump shot
2:24		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
2:04		Jesus Cruz misses two point hook shot
1:59		Samuel Chaput defensive rebound
1:58		Caleb Green shooting foul (Deion Hammond draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Deion Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-26
1:58		Deion Hammond misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:58		Taj Benning defensive rebound
1:42		Jesus Cruz turnover (bad pass) (Samuel Chaput steals)
1:34	+3	Deion Hammond makes three point jump shot (Samuel Chaput assists)	36-29
1:16	+3	Jesus Cruz makes three point jump shot (Zach Crisler assists)	39-29
1:01		Jack Holmstrom misses three point jump shot
0:59		Stags defensive rebound
1:00		Nikkei Rutty personal foul (Zach Crisler draws the foul)
1:00		Zach Crisler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:00		Deion Hammond defensive rebound
0:41		Jesus Cruz shooting foul (Nikkei Rutty draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Nikkei Rutty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-30
0:41	+1	Nikkei Rutty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-31
0:20		Samuel Chaput personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-31
0:20	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-31
0:20		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:05		Taj Benning personal foul (Deion Hammond draws the foul)
0:01	+3	George Papas makes three point jump shot	41-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FAIR
Stags
38
MONM
Hawks
26

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+3	Taj Benning makes three point jump shot (Caleb Green assists)	44-34
19:12		Caleb Green shooting foul (Myles Ruth draws the foul)
19:12	+1	Myles Ruth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-35
19:12	+1	Myles Ruth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-36
18:50	+2	Caleb Green makes two point layup	46-36
18:28		Taj Benning blocks Deion Hammond's two point jump shot
18:26		Taj Benning defensive rebound
18:08		Jake Wojcik misses three point jump shot
18:06		George Papas defensive rebound
18:02		Melik Martin offensive foul (Jake Wojcik draws the foul)
18:02		Melik Martin turnover
17:45	+3	Zach Crisler makes three point jump shot (Jake Wojcik assists)	49-36
17:29		Melik Martin misses two point jump shot
17:27		Zach Crisler defensive rebound
17:19		Caleb Green turnover (bad pass) (Melik Martin steals)
17:15		Melik Martin turnover (traveling)
17:00		Myles Ruth blocks Taj Benning's two point layup
16:58		George Papas defensive rebound
16:55		Jason Edokpayi shooting foul (Marcus McClary draws the foul)
16:55	+1	Marcus McClary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-37
16:55	+1	Marcus McClary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-38
16:50		Allan Jeanne-Rose turnover (bad pass) (Myles Ruth steals)
16:41	+2	Marcus McClary makes two point jump shot (Myles Ruth assists)	49-40
16:16		TV timeout
16:11		Jesus Cruz misses two point layup
16:09		Marcus McClary defensive rebound
15:57		George Papas misses three point jump shot
15:55		Allan Jeanne-Rose defensive rebound
15:35		Jesus Cruz turnover (lost ball) (Marcus McClary steals)
15:35		Jesus Cruz personal foul (Marcus McClary draws the foul)
15:11		Marcus McClary misses two point jump shot
15:09		Jake Wojcik defensive rebound
14:54		Taj Benning turnover (bad pass) (Myles Ruth steals)
14:46		Myles Ruth misses two point layup
14:44		Melik Martin offensive rebound
14:39	+2	Melik Martin makes two point layup	49-42
14:20	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point layup	51-42
14:03		Jesus Cruz shooting foul (Melik Martin draws the foul)
14:03		Melik Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:03	+1	Melik Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-43
14:02		Samuel Chaput personal foul (Caleb Green draws the foul)
13:45	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point jump shot (Caleb Green assists)	53-43
13:26	+3	Melik Martin makes three point jump shot (Deion Hammond assists)	53-46
12:53		Taj Benning misses two point jump shot
12:51		Nikkei Rutty defensive rebound
12:26		Supreme Cook blocks Samuel Chaput's two point layup
12:24		Zach Crisler defensive rebound
12:20		Melik Martin personal foul (Zach Crisler draws the foul)
12:15		Taj Benning turnover (bad pass) (George Papas steals)
12:07	+3	Deion Hammond makes three point jump shot (Samuel Chaput assists)	53-49
11:39		Samuel Chaput personal foul
11:39		TV timeout
11:30	+3	Caleb Green makes three point jump shot (Supreme Cook assists)	56-49
11:06		Nikkei Rutty misses two point hook shot
11:04		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
10:43		Taj Benning misses three point jump shot
10:41		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
10:37	+2	Taj Benning makes two point layup	58-49
10:37		Nikkei Rutty shooting foul (Taj Benning draws the foul)
10:37	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-49
10:11		Myles Ruth misses two point jump shot
10:09		Jake Wojcik defensive rebound
9:51		Caleb Green misses two point jump shot
9:49		Myles Ruth defensive rebound
9:41		George Papas misses three point jump shot
9:39		Zach Crisler defensive rebound
9:39		Nikkei Rutty personal foul (Zach Crisler draws the foul)
9:21		Jake Wojcik misses two point jump shot
9:19		Jake Wojcik offensive rebound
9:15		Myles Ruth blocks Caleb Green's three point jump shot
9:13		Stags offensive rebound
9:11	+2	Taj Benning makes two point layup (Jesus Cruz assists)	61-49
9:11		Donovann Toatley shooting foul (Taj Benning draws the foul)
9:11	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-49
8:59		Donovann Toatley misses two point jump shot
8:57		Hawks offensive rebound
8:57		Jason Edokpayi personal foul
8:52		George Papas misses three point jump shot
8:50		Nikkei Rutty offensive rebound
8:50		Nikkei Rutty turnover (bad pass)
8:50		Hawks 30 second timeout
8:50		TV timeout
8:23	+2	Jake Wojcik makes two point jump shot	64-49
8:08		Taj Benning blocks Deion Hammond's two point jump shot
8:07		Stags defensive rebound
8:05		Deion Hammond personal foul (Taj Benning draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-49
8:06		Taj Benning misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:06		Marcus McClary defensive rebound
7:53	+2	Marcus McClary makes two point layup (George Papas assists)	65-51
7:46		Official timeout
7:46		TV timeout
7:23		Caleb Green misses two point jump shot
7:21		Marcus McClary defensive rebound
7:05		Marcus McClary misses two point layup
7:03		Marcus McClary offensive rebound
6:58		Marcus McClary misses two point layup
6:56		Taj Benning defensive rebound
6:31		Caleb Green misses three point jump shot
6:29		Melik Martin defensive rebound
6:25		Jesus Cruz personal foul (George Papas draws the foul)
6:14		George Papas turnover (lost ball) (Taj Benning steals)
6:12		Taj Benning turnover (lost ball) (Myles Ruth steals)
6:09		Caleb Green shooting foul (Myles Ruth draws the foul)
6:09	+1	Myles Ruth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-52
6:09	+1	Myles Ruth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-53
6:01		Caleb Green turnover (lost ball) (George Papas steals)
5:57		Caleb Green shooting foul (Melik Martin draws the foul)
5:57		Melik Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:57	+1	Melik Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-54
5:30		Taj Benning turnover (lost ball) (Melik Martin steals)
5:22		George Papas misses three point jump shot
5:20		Allan Jeanne-Rose defensive rebound
5:06		Myles Ruth personal foul (Jake Wojcik draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Jake Wojcik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-54
5:06	+1	Jake Wojcik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-54
4:50		George Papas misses two point jump shot
4:48		Deion Hammond offensive rebound
4:47		Deion Hammond misses two point layup
4:45		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
4:23	+2	Jake Wojcik makes two point jump shot	69-54
4:09		Marcus McClary misses three point jump shot
4:07		Taj Benning defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Allan Jeanne-Rose makes two point layup (Taj Benning assists)	71-54
3:38		George Papas misses three point jump shot
3:36		Taj Benning defensive rebound
3:22	+2	Taj Benning makes two point layup	73-54
3:22		Jake Wojcik personal foul (Myles Ruth draws the foul)
3:21		TV timeout
3:21	+1	Myles Ruth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-55
3:21	+1	Myles Ruth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-56
3:21		Stags 30 second timeout
2:52		Caleb Green misses three point jump shot
2:50		Myles Ruth defensive rebound
2:42		George Papas misses two point layup
2:40		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
2:22		Jake Wojcik misses three point jump shot
2:16		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
2:19		Marcus McClary personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-56
2:19		Supreme Cook misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:19		Taj Benning offensive rebound
2:18		Marcus McClary personal foul (Taj Benning draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-56
2:18	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-56
2:10		Jesus Cruz shooting foul (Myles Ruth draws the foul)
2:10		Myles Ruth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:10		Myles Ruth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:10		Taj Benning defensive rebound
2:03		Melik Martin personal foul (Taj Benning draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-56
2:03	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-56
1:57		George Papas misses three point jump shot
1:55		Myles Foster offensive rebound
1:52	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	78-58
1:50		Hawks 30 second timeout
1:49		Myles Ruth personal foul (Jake Wojcik draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Jake Wojcik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-58
1:49		Jake Wojcik misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:49		Jack Holmstrom defensive rebound
1:38	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Myles Ruth assists)	79-60
1:27		Jake Wojcik turnover (bad pass) (Myles Foster steals)
1:16		Samuel Chaput misses three point jump shot
1:14		Allan Jeanne-Rose defensive rebound
0:55		Jake Wojcik misses two point jump shot
0:52		Taj Benning offensive rebound
0:32		Stags turnover (shot clock violation)
0:24		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) (Jason Edokpayi steals)
0:00		End of period

Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) (Jason Edokpayi steals)