Fairfield plays host to Loyola

Published Nov. 26, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Loyola (Md.) (2-4) vs. Fairfield (3-2)

Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola (Md.) and Fairfield both look to put winning streaks together . Both teams won at home this past Wednesday. Fairfield earned an 83-78 overtime win over Stony Brook, while Loyola (Md.) won easily 69-42 over Elizabethtown.

SENIOR STUDS: Fairfield's Taj Benning, Jake Wojcik and Jesus Cruz have combined to account for 43 percent of all Stags points this season.

KEY FACILITATOR: Cam Spencer has accounted for 43 percent of all Loyola (Md.) field goals over the last five games. The junior guard has 34 field goals and 19 assists in those games.

COLD SPELL: Loyola (Md.) has lost its last three road games, scoring 62.7 points, while allowing 77.7 per game.

PASSING FOR POINTS: The Greyhounds have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Stags. Fairfield has 65 assists on 98 field goals (66.3 percent) over its past three matchups while Loyola (Md.) has assists on 49 of 69 field goals (71 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Fairfield is rated first among MAAC teams with an average of 80.2 points per game.

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