Saint Peter’s used a second half surge to knock off Fairfield, 68-63. The first half was dominated by the Stags. Fairfield jumped out to a 19-11 run to start the game. The Stags lead would be cut to three points (22-19), but Fairfield would respond with a 7-0 run to take its largest lead of the night at 29-19. By halftime, Fairfield was up 32-25. In the second half, Saint Peter’s outscored Fairfield 43-31. After trailing for the majority of the first half, the Peacocks opened the second half by scoring 17 of the first 26 points, a 17-9 differential, to take their first lead since 7-5, with 11:23 to go in the half. Saint Peter’s would never relinquish the lead again, gaining an advantage as large as nine twice in the half before pulling away late to secure the win and MAAC title.

Saint Peter’s Notes and Notables
Corey Washington (6'6''-F) emerged in the second half, scoring 20 of his game-high 24 points in the final 20 minutes.
Washington connected on 9-of-14 of his field goals, going 9-of-12 in the second half.
He also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and blocked a game-leading four shots.
Roy Clarke (6'4''-G) scored 12 points, going a perfect 2-for-2 on threes and free throws.
Latrell Reid (6'3''-G) finished the game with nine points, six rebounds, and four assists.
Saint Peter’s shot 72.2 percent from the floor and 75.0 percent from beyond the arc in the second half.
Saint Peter’s outrebounded Fairfield 36-34 and the bench outscored the Stags 17-14.
Saint Peter’s will find out their opponent during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Show, which airs live on CBS on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Fairfield Notes and Notables
Caleb Fields (6'2''-G) led Fairfield with 17 points, nine rebounds, and five assists.
Alexis Yetna (6'8''-F-1997) finished with a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Brycen Goodine (6'4''-G) added 10 points.
Fairfield held the advantage in points off of turnovers (14-2), points in the paint (34-30), and fast break points (10-4).

Washington was selected as the MVP of the championship. Joining him on the MAAC All-Championship Team were Michael Houge (6'7''-G/F) and Mouhamed Sow (6'9''-F) from Saint Peter’s, Caleb Fields and Jalen Leach (6'4''-G) from runner-up Fairfield, Jadin Collins (6'1''-G) from Marist, and Matt Balanc (6'4''-G) from Quinnipiac.

MAAC Tournament Final: Fairfield - Saint Peter's 63-68

MAAC Tournament Semifinals:
Quinnipiac - Saint Peter's 60-62
Fairfield - Marist 65-61

MAAC Tournament Quarterfinals:
Quinnipiac - Canisius 76-52
Fairfield - Iona 68-63
Marist - Niagara 65-59
Rider - Saint Peter's 48-60

MAAC Tournament First Round:
Niagara - Siena 67-65
Iona - Manhattan 57-60
Mount St. Mary's - Canisius 61-77

Courtesy of maacsports.com

All-Tournament MVP: Corey Washington (6'6''-F) of St.Peter's
Player of the Year: Matt Balanc (6'4''-G) of Quinnipiac
Defensive Player of the Year: Latrell Reid (6'3''-G) of St.Peter's
Rookie of the Year: De'Shayne Montgomery (6'5''-SG) of Mt.St.Mary's
Sixth Player of the Year: Brycen Goodine (6'4''-G) of Fairfield
Coach of the Year: Tom Pecora of Quinnipiac

All-MAAC First Team 2024

Leach

Leffew

Balanc

James

Washington

First Team
Jalen Leach (6'4''-G) of Fairfield
Dakota Leffew (6'5''-G) of Mt.St.Mary's
Matt Balanc (6'4''-G) of Quinnipiac
Mervin James (6'7''-F-2000) of Rider
Corey Washington (6'6''-F) of St.Peter's

All-MAAC Second Team 2024

Mitchell

Fields

Allen

Lewis

Tice

Second Team
Frank Mitchell (6'8''-F) of Canisius
Caleb Fields (6'2''-G) of Fairfield
Max Allen (6'9''-C) of Marist
Savion Lewis (6'1''-G) of Quinnipiac
Amarri Tice (6'7''-F) of Quinnipiac

All-MAAC Third Team 2024

Dinkins

Goodine

Tretout

Powell

Reid

Third Team
Tre Dinkins (6'2''-G) of Canisius
Brycen Goodine (6'4''-G) of Fairfield
Idan Tretout (6'4''-G-2000) of Iona
Allen Powell (6'2''-G) of Rider
Latrell Reid (6'3''-G) of St.Peter's

MAAC All-Rookie Team 2024

Quigley

Traore

Pascarelli

Montgomery

Henderson II

All-Rookie Team
Jeremiah Quigley (5'11''-PG) of Iona
Seydou Traore (6'7''-G/F) of Manhattan
Josh Pascarelli (6'3''-G) of Marist
De'Shayne Montgomery (6'5''-SG) of Mt.St.Mary's
Ahmad Henderson II (5'9''-PG) of Niagara

MAAC All-Academic Team 2024

Fritz

Brown

Fields

Shema

Padgett

All-Academic Team
Youri Fritz (6'9''-F-2003) of Canisius
Jack Brown (6'6''-F) of Fairfield
Luke Davidson (6'0''-PG) of Fairfield
Caleb Fields (6'2''-G) of Fairfield
Osborn Shema (7'0''-F-1998) of Iona
Logan Padgett (6'6''-G/F) of Manhattan
Daniel Hackett (6'1''-G) of Manhattan
Isaiah Brickner (6'4''-G) of Marist
Javon Cooley (6'5''-F) of Marist
Matt McCool (6'8''-F) of Marist
Frantisek Barton (6'7''-F-2000) of Mt.St.Mary's
Xavier Lipscomb (6'2''-G) of Mt.St.Mary's
George Tinsley (6'6''-F-2000) of Mt.St.Mary's
Matt Balanc (6'4''-G) of Quinnipiac
Quinn Guth (6'2''-G) of Quinnipiac
Savion Lewis (6'1''-G) of Quinnipiac
Paul Otieno (6'8''-F-2000) of Quinnipiac
Drew Kousaie (6'0''-PG) of Rider
Mouhamed Sow (6'9''-F) of St.Peter's
Sveinn Birgisson (6'7''-F-2002) of Siena
Mason Courtney (6'4''-G) of Siena
Brendan Coyle (6'7''-F) of Siena
Killian Gribben (6'10''-F-2003) of Siena
Steven Lazar (6'6''-F) of Siena

MAAC All-Tournament Team 2024

Collins

Balanc

Fields

Leach

Houge

Reid

All-Tournament Team
Jadin Collins (6'1''-G) of Marist
Matt Balanc (6'4''-G) of Quinnipiac
Caleb Fields (6'2''-G) of Fairfield
Jalen Leach (6'4''-G) of Fairfield
Michael Houge (6'7''-G/F) of St.Peter's
Latrell Reid (6'3''-G) of St.Peter's
Corey Washington (6'6''-F) of St.Peter's