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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwaySacred Heart68
Final
HomeFairfield78
Friday, February 20, 2026Webster Bank ArenaAll Amherst sports
Scores and teamsNFLCollege footballMLBNBANHLWNBAMLSCollege hoopsHigh schoolStandingsNational wire
FinalFinalESPN+Play by play
12T
SHU373168
FAIR324678
Final

Fairfield beats Sacred Heart 78-68

Fairfield Stags beat Sacred Heart Pioneers 78-68 on Friday at Leo D. Mahoney Arena.

The second half made the difference: Fairfield outscored Sacred Heart 46-31.

Fairfield shot 47% to 43% and lost the boards 36-35.

For Fairfield, Braden Sparks (G): 21. For Sacred Heart, Dashon Gittens (G): 16.

Fairfield improves to 17-11. Sacred Heart falls to 12-17.

Attendance: 3,565.

Full recap at ESPN: Fairfield defeats Sacred Heart 78-68

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#5
SHU · PointsDashon Gittens G16
#3
SHU · AssistsMekhi Conner G7
#5
SHU · ReboundsDashon Gittens G8
#4
FAIR · PointsBraden Sparks G21
#1
FAIR · AssistsDeuce Turner G4
#20
FAIR · ReboundsBrandon Benjamin F10
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
Y. Essamvous F26144-91-55-550200143
A. Hill F34104-112-40-151300140
M. Conner G3241-60-42-227511023
N. Ralph-Beyer G33145-114-60-061110151
D. Gittens G36166-91-33-481221264
A. Yadd F1221-60-30-021000022
F. Gueye G400-10-10-000000000
J. Slaughter G2384-50-10-042010131
Team6825-588-2710-123613135282814

The teams

Schedules, results and news

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Video

Highlights and analysis from ESPN

Eric Mejia fights off defender for and-1

ESPNFeb 20

Anquan Hill with the and-1 bucket

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Brandon Benjamin with the massive stuff at the rim

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