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Ndefo powers Saint Peter's past Fairfield in MAAC tourney

AP
Mar 10, 2022

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) KC Ndefo had 20 points as Saint Peter's topped Fairfield Stags 77-63 in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament on Wednesday night.

Daryl Banks III had 14 points for the Peacocks (17-11). Fousseyni Drame added 10 points.

Second-seeded Saint Peter's dominated the first half and led 44-19 at intermission.

Taj Benning had 19 points for the seventh-seeded Stags (15-18). Supreme Cook added 13 points and nine rebounds.

Saint Peter's advances to Friday's semifinal round where it will face the winner of Thursday's match-up between 11th-seeded Quinnipiac and No. 3 seed Siena.

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1st Half
FAIR
Stags
19
SPU
Peacocks
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Supreme Cook vs. Clarence Rupert (Stags gains possession)
19:38		Zach Crisler misses three point jump shot
19:36		Matthew Lee defensive rebound
19:18		KC Ndefo misses two point layup
19:16		Jesus Cruz defensive rebound
19:00		Supreme Cook turnover (lost ball) (Daryl Banks III steals)
18:55	+2	Daryl Banks III makes two point layup	0-2
18:23		KC Ndefo blocks Supreme Cook's two point layup
18:21		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
18:14		KC Ndefo turnover (lost ball) (Supreme Cook steals)
18:05		Jesus Cruz misses two point jump shot
18:03		KC Ndefo defensive rebound
17:37		KC Ndefo misses two point layup
17:35		Jesus Cruz defensive rebound
17:31		Jesus Cruz misses two point jump shot
17:29		Hassan Drame defensive rebound
17:19	+2	Daryl Banks III makes two point jump shot	0-4
16:48		Jesus Cruz misses three point jump shot
16:46		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
16:37		Caleb Green misses three point jump shot
16:35		Peacocks defensive rebound
16:26		Chris Maidoh shooting foul (Matthew Lee draws the foul)
16:26	+1	Matthew Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-5
16:26	+1	Matthew Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-6
16:15		Caleb Green misses two point jump shot
16:13		Daryl Banks III defensive rebound
15:57	+3	KC Ndefo makes three point jump shot (Clarence Rupert assists)	0-9
15:26		Taj Benning misses three point jump shot
15:24		Hassan Drame defensive rebound
15:07		TV timeout
14:52	+2	KC Ndefo makes two point jump shot	0-11
14:31	+3	Jake Wojcik makes three point jump shot (Chris Maidoh assists)	3-11
14:03		Clarence Rupert misses three point jump shot
14:01		Hassan Drame offensive rebound
13:58	+2	Hassan Drame makes two point layup	3-13
13:29		Stags turnover (shot clock violation)
13:12		KC Ndefo misses two point layup
13:10		Fousseyni Drame offensive rebound
13:10	+2	Fousseyni Drame makes two point layup	3-15
12:53		Supreme Cook misses two point layup
12:51		Fousseyni Drame defensive rebound
12:39		Matthew Lee misses two point jump shot
12:37		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
12:27	+2	Taj Benning makes two point layup	5-15
12:09		Daryl Banks III misses two point jump shot
12:07		Daryl Banks III offensive rebound
12:02	+3	Daryl Banks III makes three point jump shot (KC Ndefo assists)	5-18
12:00		Stags 30 second timeout
12:00		TV timeout
11:38		Taj Benning misses two point jump shot
11:36		Isiah Dasher defensive rebound
11:09	+3	Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Doug Edert assists)	5-21
10:30		Supreme Cook misses two point layup
10:28		Stags offensive rebound
10:28		Stags turnover (shot clock violation)
10:09	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point jump shot	5-23
9:54		Caleb Green offensive foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
9:54		Caleb Green turnover
9:40		Fousseyni Drame misses two point layup
9:38		Taj Benning defensive rebound
9:26		Clarence Rupert personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
9:22	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point jump shot	7-23
9:03	+2	Fousseyni Drame makes two point layup (Doug Edert assists)	7-25
8:34	+2	Jesus Cruz makes two point jump shot	9-25
8:15		Isiah Dasher offensive foul (Jesus Cruz draws the foul)
8:15		Isiah Dasher turnover
7:59		Jesus Cruz misses two point jump shot
7:57		Isiah Dasher defensive rebound
7:38		Jaylen Murray turnover (Jake Wojcik steals)
7:32	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point layup	11-25
7:04		Doug Edert misses two point layup
7:02		Clarence Rupert offensive rebound
6:56	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup	11-27
6:38		Taj Benning misses two point layup
6:36		Doug Edert defensive rebound
6:30		Isiah Dasher misses three point jump shot
6:28		Caleb Green defensive rebound
6:12		Supreme Cook misses two point layup
6:10		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
6:00		Jaylen Murray turnover (lost ball) (Jesus Cruz steals)
5:56		Fousseyni Drame shooting foul (Jesus Cruz draws the foul)
5:56		TV timeout
5:56	+1	Jesus Cruz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-27
5:56	+1	Jesus Cruz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-27
5:37	+2	Daryl Banks III makes two point jump shot	13-29
5:19		Taj Benning misses three point jump shot
5:17		KC Ndefo defensive rebound
5:01	+2	KC Ndefo makes two point layup	13-31
4:40		Hassan Drame shooting foul (Chris Maidoh draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Chris Maidoh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-31
4:40	+1	Chris Maidoh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-31
4:20		KC Ndefo misses two point jump shot
4:18		Jesus Cruz defensive rebound
4:15		KC Ndefo personal foul (Jesus Cruz draws the foul)
4:04		Caleb Green misses two point layup
4:02		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
3:45	+2	Matthew Lee makes two point jump shot	15-33
3:45		Caleb Green shooting foul (Matthew Lee draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:45	+1	Matthew Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-34
3:22		Jesus Cruz turnover (lost ball) (KC Ndefo steals)
2:55	+2	Daryl Banks III makes two point jump shot	15-36
2:35		Jesus Cruz misses two point jump shot
2:33		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
2:16		Daryl Banks III misses three point jump shot
2:14		Clarence Rupert offensive rebound
2:00		Matthew Lee misses three point jump shot
1:58		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
1:41		Hassan Drame personal foul
1:32		Taj Benning misses two point jump shot
1:30		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
1:30		Supreme Cook turnover
1:30		KC Ndefo misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
1:30	+1	KC Ndefo makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	15-37
1:22	+2	KC Ndefo makes two point dunk	15-39
1:04		Fousseyni Drame personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-39
0:40	+2	Matthew Lee makes two point layup	17-41
0:12		Daryl Banks III personal foul (Jake Wojcik draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Jake Wojcik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-41
0:12	+1	Jake Wojcik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-41
0:06		Jesus Cruz personal foul (Isiah Dasher draws the foul)
0:05		TJ Long shooting foul (Doug Edert draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Doug Edert makes regular free throw 1 of 3	19-42
0:05	+1	Doug Edert makes regular free throw 2 of 3	19-43
0:05	+1	Doug Edert makes regular free throw 3 of 3	19-44
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FAIR
Stags
44
SPU
Peacocks
33

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Hassan Drame misses two point layup
19:45		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
19:45		Clarence Rupert personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
19:31		Hassan Drame shooting foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
19:31		Supreme Cook misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:31	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-44
19:00		Isiah Dasher turnover (lost ball) (TJ Long steals)
18:56		Clarence Rupert shooting foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
18:56	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-44
18:56	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-44
18:45		Jesus Cruz personal foul (Isiah Dasher draws the foul)
18:27		KC Ndefo misses two point jump shot
18:25		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
18:13	+3	TJ Long makes three point jump shot (Taj Benning assists)	25-44
17:54		Matthew Lee offensive foul (Caleb Green draws the foul)
17:54		Matthew Lee turnover
17:30	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point jump shot	27-44
17:21		TJ Long shooting foul (KC Ndefo draws the foul)
17:21	+1	KC Ndefo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-45
17:21		KC Ndefo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:21		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
16:59		TJ Long misses three point jump shot
16:57		Jesus Cruz offensive rebound
16:51		KC Ndefo personal foul
16:43	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point layup	29-45
16:33		Peacocks 30 second timeout
16:33		TV timeout
16:19		KC Ndefo misses two point layup
16:17		TJ Long defensive rebound
16:11		TJ Long misses three point jump shot
16:09		Doug Edert defensive rebound
16:04		Daryl Banks III misses three point jump shot
16:02		Taj Benning defensive rebound
15:49		Matthew Lee personal foul (TJ Long draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49		Caleb Green turnover (bad pass) (Daryl Banks III steals)
15:27		KC Ndefo misses two point layup
15:25		KC Ndefo offensive rebound
15:25		Jesus Cruz personal foul (KC Ndefo draws the foul)
15:09	+2	KC Ndefo makes two point dunk (Daryl Banks III assists)	29-47
14:41		KC Ndefo blocks Supreme Cook's two point layup
14:39		Doug Edert defensive rebound
14:36		Zach Crisler shooting foul (Daryl Banks III draws the foul)
14:36	+1	Daryl Banks III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-48
14:36	+1	Daryl Banks III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-49
14:23	+3	TJ Long makes three point jump shot	32-49
14:03		Caleb Green personal foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
13:50		KC Ndefo turnover (bad pass) (Zach Crisler steals)
13:43		Zach Crisler misses three point jump shot
13:41		Daryl Banks III defensive rebound
13:34	+3	Doug Edert makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	32-52
13:17	+2	Taj Benning makes two point jump shot	34-52
12:58		Doug Edert misses three point jump shot
12:56		Taj Benning defensive rebound
12:49		Fousseyni Drame personal foul (Chris Maidoh draws the foul)
12:49		Chris Maidoh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:49		Hassan Drame defensive rebound
12:27	+3	Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot	34-55
12:08	+2	Chris Maidoh makes two point dunk (Taj Benning assists)	36-55
11:49		Jaylen Murray turnover (lost ball) (Zach Crisler steals)
11:31		Doug Edert shooting foul (Taj Benning draws the foul)
11:31		TV timeout
11:31	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-55
11:31	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-55
11:16	+2	Isiah Dasher makes two point jump shot	38-57
10:55	+2	Chris Maidoh makes two point dunk (Taj Benning assists)	40-57
10:29		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
10:27		Hassan Drame offensive rebound
10:20	+2	Hassan Drame makes two point layup	40-59
10:07		Jake Wojcik misses two point jump shot
10:05		Isiah Dasher defensive rebound
10:02		Jake Wojcik personal foul (Isiah Dasher draws the foul)
9:35		TJ Long blocks Jaylen Murray's two point jump shot
9:33		Chris Maidoh defensive rebound
9:27		Chris Maidoh turnover (bad pass) (Doug Edert steals)
9:19		TJ Long blocks Jaylen Murray's two point layup
9:17		Jesus Cruz defensive rebound
9:16	+3	Taj Benning makes three point jump shot	43-59
9:16		Stags 30 second timeout
8:57	+2	KC Ndefo makes two point layup	43-61
8:38	+2	TJ Long makes two point layup	45-61
8:14		KC Ndefo misses two point layup
8:12		Jesus Cruz defensive rebound
8:04		Hassan Drame personal foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
8:04	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-61
8:04	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-61
7:44		Doug Edert misses two point jump shot
7:42		Fousseyni Drame offensive rebound
7:35		Taj Benning shooting foul (Daryl Banks III draws the foul)
7:35		TV timeout
7:35	+1	Daryl Banks III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-62
7:35		Daryl Banks III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:35		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
7:23		TJ Long misses three point jump shot
7:21		Doug Edert defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Fousseyni Drame makes two point layup (Matthew Lee assists)	47-64
6:58		Jake Wojcik shooting foul (Fousseyni Drame draws the foul)
6:58		Fousseyni Drame misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:58		Chris Maidoh defensive rebound
6:44	+2	Taj Benning makes two point jump shot	49-64
6:45		Matthew Lee technical foul
6:45		Matthew Lee turnover
6:45	+1	Taj Benning makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-64
6:24		Jesus Cruz personal foul (KC Ndefo draws the foul)
6:24		Jesus Cruz technical foul
6:24		Daryl Banks III misses technical free throw 1 of 2
6:24		Daryl Banks III misses technical free throw 2 of 2
6:24		KC Ndefo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:24		TJ Long defensive rebound
6:09		KC Ndefo blocks TJ Long's two point layup
6:07		Stags offensive rebound
6:01		Taj Benning misses two point layup
5:59		Chris Maidoh offensive rebound
5:59	+2	Chris Maidoh makes two point layup	52-64
6:00		Stags 30 second timeout
5:43	+2	Matthew Lee makes two point layup	52-66
5:06	+2	Taj Benning makes two point layup	54-66
4:33		Taj Benning personal foul (KC Ndefo draws the foul)
4:33	+1	KC Ndefo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-67
4:33	+1	KC Ndefo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-68
4:21		Jake Wojcik misses three point jump shot
4:19		Matthew Lee defensive rebound
4:07		Daryl Banks III misses two point jump shot
4:05		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
3:52		Caleb Green misses three point jump shot
3:50		Stags offensive rebound
3:48		TV timeout
3:39		Taj Benning misses two point jump shot
3:37		Peacocks defensive rebound
3:37		Taj Benning personal foul (KC Ndefo draws the foul)
3:37		KC Ndefo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:37	+1	KC Ndefo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-69
3:29		Matthew Lee shooting foul (Jake Wojcik draws the foul)
3:29	+1	Jake Wojcik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-69
3:29	+1	Jake Wojcik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-69
3:08		Matthew Lee misses three point jump shot
3:06		Chris Maidoh defensive rebound
2:55		Matthew Lee personal foul (Jake Wojcik draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Jake Wojcik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-69
2:55	+1	Jake Wojcik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-69
2:28	+2	Doug Edert makes two point jump shot	58-71
2:03	+2	Taj Benning makes two point layup	60-71
2:02		Stags 60 second timeout
1:55		TJ Long personal foul (Fousseyni Drame draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Fousseyni Drame makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-72
1:55	+1	Fousseyni Drame makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-73
1:48		Jake Wojcik misses three point jump shot
1:46		Peacocks defensive rebound
1:44		TJ Long personal foul (KC Ndefo draws the foul)
1:44	+1	KC Ndefo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-74
1:44	+1	KC Ndefo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-75
1:38	+3	Taj Benning makes three point jump shot (Caleb Green assists)	63-75
1:29	+2	Fousseyni Drame makes two point layup (Daryl Banks III assists)	63-77
1:03		Taj Benning turnover (bad pass) (KC Ndefo steals)
0:54		Doug Edert misses three point jump shot
0:52		TJ Long defensive rebound
0:46		TJ Long misses three point jump shot
0:44		Doug Edert defensive rebound
0:23		Daryl Banks III misses two point layup
0:21		Daryl Banks III offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Daryl Banks III offensive rebound