Can Fairfield become the fourth #6 seed in Championship Week(s) to upset a #3 seed, joining the ranks of Campbell, Army and VMI? The Stags lead Loyola (Md.), 66-65, with 4:07 left in their MAAC quarterfinal game.
[UPDATE: Live audio here. Fairfield now trails, 71-68 with 2:15 to go.]
Fairfield is one of four Connecticut teams (out of six total) still alive for an NCAA berth. Two of the others are in action tomorrow: #1-seed Central Connecticut State and #3-seed Quinnipiac, both of the Northeast Conference, play in their respective semifinal games at 4:00 PM. The title game is Wednesday. The other Connecticut team still technically alive — though a serious longshot — is UConn, which will not be eliminated until Wednesday (the first round of the Big East tournament) at the earliest. Yale and Hartford have already been eliminated.
UPDATE: Fairfield loses, 76-72. So now only three Nutmeg State teams remain standing.
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Categories: NCAA Basketball & Pools, Connecticut & Newington
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