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Fairfield guard Deon Perry called crippled – from the parking lot.
Fairfield and Marist were tied 56-56 with 1.1 seconds remaining successful the 2nd fractional connected Thursday nighttime astatine Leo D. Mahoney Arena astatine Fairfield University.
Fairfield’s Michael Rogan was inbounding the shot from nether his ain basket, with the Stags needing immoderate benignant of occurrence to forestall overtime.
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Rogan recovered Perry, who came crashing backmost towards Rogan to person the pass.
Perry turned around, took 1 dribble and launched a supplication from astir 70-feet out.
The shot deed thing but net.
Pandemonium ensued arsenic Perry was mobbed by teammates and fans who stormed the court.
Perry was hoisted into the aerial connected apical of his teammates' shoulders portion referees tried restoring bid to the place, frantically blowing their whistles.
It was a fitting extremity to a crippled that was tied 11 antithetic times with 10 pb changes, arsenic it was backmost and distant each nighttime agelong betwixt the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rivals.
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Perry lone played 19 minutes successful the Stags' 59-56 win, but helium led the squad successful scoring with 19 points connected 6-14 shooting. He was the lone Fairfield subordinate to beryllium successful double-figures successful scoring.
Jamie Bergens and Prophet Johnson each had 9 points successful the win, portion Peyton Smith added 8 points of his ain for Fairfield.
For Marist, Josh Pascarelli and Jadin Collins-Roberts pb the way. Pascarelli scored 15 points connected 6-13 shooting portion Collins-Roberts added 10 points successful the nonaccomplishment for the Red Foxes.
Perry’s occurrence game-winner handed Marist lone their 2nd nonaccomplishment successful MAAC play, and their 4th nonaccomplishment wide connected the season.
Marist dropped to 16-4 (9-2 successful the MAAC) with the heartbreaking nonaccomplishment to Fairfield and volition look to bounce backmost against Iona connected Saturday astatine 7 p.m. ET.
Fairfield improved to 9-14 (5-7 successful the MAAC) and volition look to transportation their momentum erstwhile they big cross-town rival Sacred Heart astatine 7 p.m. Saturday.
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