Monmouth visits Fairfield following Sparks’ 21-point performance

Monmouth Hawks (5-5) at Fairfield Stags (5-5, 0-2 MAAC)

Fairfield, Connecticut; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Fairfield takes on Monmouth after Braden Sparks scored 21 points in Fairfield’s 74-63 loss to the Merrimack Warriors.

The Stags are 3-1 on their home court. Fairfield is the MAAC leader with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Brandon Benjamin averaging 4.3.

The Hawks are 1-4 on the road. Monmouth is eighth in the CAA with 23.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Jason Rivera-Torres averaging 5.2.

Fairfield’s average of 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Monmouth gives up. Monmouth averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than Fairfield allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sparks is shooting 41.2% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Stags, while averaging 17.2 points. Benjamin is shooting 54.9% and averaging 11.9 points.

Rivera-Torres is averaging 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.7 blocks for the Hawks. Stefanos Spartalis is averaging 13 points and 5.1 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.