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