Saturday, March 8, 2008

  • Harvey puts up a three with a couple Stags in his face and the ball bounces hard off of the rim and out of bounds, giving the Stags the ball and a chance to tie or cut the lead to one.
  • Fairfield can't score and after trying to trap the Greyhounds in the back court they eventually foul Harvey with 20 seconds on the clock.
  • Harvey for the 1+1 – He misses, but the ball goes out of bounds off of Fairfield.
  • Brown cuts to the rim on the in bounds and scores to give Loyola a five point lead. Han throws a up a three and it goes out of bounds on an air ball. 
  • The Stags take too long to foul as Loyola breaks the press and Loyola defeats Fairfield 64-59 and the Stags season comes to a close.
-Tom Cleary

2:01 Remaining Second Half; Loyola leads Fairfield 62-59

  • A huge stop by the Stags on one end of the court leads to a wide open dunk by Anthony Johnson to cut the lead from five to three. Patsos calls a timeout after the Stags pressure causes confusion and Isreal is stuck with the ball in the backcourt.

-T.C.

2:01 Remaining Second Half; Loyola leads Fairfield 62-59

  • A huge stop by the Stags on one end of the court leads to a wide open dunk by Anthony Johnson to cut the lead from five to three. Patsos calls a timeout after the Stags pressure causes confusion and Isreal is stuck with the ball in the backcourt.

-T.C.

Fairfield trails 62-57

  • Edney with a jumper and Cooley calls a time-out as Fairfield is down by five now, 62-57.

-T.C.

3:58 Remaining Second Half; 62-55 Loyola

  • Gerald Brown with a lay-up inside to bring the lead right back to nine.
  • Tuck fouls out as Mamadou draws the foul and heads to the line for two shots. Tuck leaves with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Mamadou makes both and its 62-54 Loyola.
  • Mamadou picks up his fourth foul and the Stags seventh, putting Loyola in the bonus situation. Media timeout.

-T.C.

5:13 Remaining Second Half; Fairfield trails Loyola 60-53

  • Harvey drains a three to stretch the lead to 58-50. Evanovich can't answer with a NBA three and Loyola gets the ball back again.
  • Han draws a foul and hits one of two free throws, 58-51 Loyola.
  • Tuck with a drive and basket and its 60-51.
  • Edney with a nice move in the post answers back, 60-53, Cooley calls a timeout.

-T.C.

7:43 Remaining Second Half; Loyola leads 55-50

  • Alley-oop from Han to Peanut and the arena erupts. All the Siena fans in attendance are suddenly Fairfield fans and it is a great atmosphere. The arena suddenly is packed. These next eight minutes should be fun.
  • Mamadou with a steal and then is tripped by Tuck, giving Diakhate a one and one opportunity, but he misses the front end.
  • Tustle ensues after a foul and Cooley and Patsos are yelling at each other. These two hate each other with a passion. No technicals called, but things could get ugly quick.
  • Sullivan hits two free throws and its 55-50 now.

-T.C.