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Monmouth Defeats Fairfield 74-57 - Recap
Ray Salnave scored 17 points leading Monmouth to a 74-57 victory over Fairfield at Multipurpose Activity Center on Thursday.
Monmouth was the ATS victor, as they covered the -2.0-point spread as a favorite.
Deion Hammond had 16 points for Monmouth and Diago Quinn chipped in with 15 points. Nick Rutherford had 6 assists for them, while Mustapha Traore was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Fairfield got 12 points from Jonathan Kasibabu in a losing cause and another 11 points from Neftali Alvarez. Aidas Kavaliauskas contributed 5 assists for them, while Jonathan Kasibabu had 9 rebounds.
Monmouth was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Monmouth as they grabbed 37 boards, while Fairfield only had 33
Monmouth heads into a battle against Iona. Fairfield, meanwhile, will have their next action against Canisius.