Fairfield 71, Iona 70 - Box Score

NET #240

	H1	H2	T
Fairfield	34	37	71
Iona	35	35	70

Iona

NET #237

	H1	H2	T
Fairfield	34	37	71
Iona	35	35	70

Fri, Jan 30, 2026Hynes Athletics CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Fairfield

Iona

36%

64%

✗ MissedMargin: +4.0 predicted → -1 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

49.1%→ 47.7

eFG%

50.9 ←51.7%

12.4%→ 13.4

TO Rate

13.8 ←14.2%

33.3%

ORB%

22.6%

28.0%→ 21.5

FT Rate

30.9 ←28.0%

Fairfield

Predicted Actual

Iona

Recap

Fairfield Stuns Iona in Thrilling 71-70 Upset

Braden Sparks' 27 points propel Fairfield to improbable victory over favored Iona

In a stunning turn of events, Fairfield pulled off a monumental upset at the Hynes Athletics Center, edging out Iona 71-70. This outcome sent shockwaves through the college basketball landscape, as Iona, with a significantly better net ranking, was expected to dominate the contest. CHD Scout's pre-g...

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Top Performers

Fairfield

Brandon BenjaminMVP43.5

PTS13REB15AST5STL2BLK2

5-13 FG, 3-4 FT

Braden Sparks34.3

PTS27REB4AST2STL2

11-21 FG, 5-12 3PT

Declan Wucherpfennig27.8

PTS16REB4AST2STL1BLK1

6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT, 3-4 FT

Iona

CJ Anthony34.5

PTS20REB5AST3STL2

5-14 FG, 2-5 3PT, 8-8 FT

Alliou Fall20.7

PTS7REB6AST2STL3BLK1

2-4 FG, 3-4 FT

Kosy Akametu18.2

PTS9REB6AST0STL1

4-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

Hot Players

Halon RawlinsFairfield+119%

PTS

3.6 avg

REB

2.6 avg

AST

1.1 avg

25% FG 2-8

Alliou FallIona+85%

PTS

2.8 avg

REB

4.2 avg

AST

1.1 avg

50% FG 2-4

Braden SparksFairfield+45%

PTS

16.9 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

2.7 avg

52% FG 11-21

Brandon BenjaminFairfield+28%

PTS

14.2 avg

REB

10.4 avg

AST

1.2 avg

38% FG 5-13

CJ AnthonyIona+22%

PTS

14.4 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

5.4 avg

36% FG 5-14

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Fairfield71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Brandon Benjamin	38	13	5-13	0-0	3-4	15	5	2	2	2
Declan Wucherpfennig	38	16	6-12	1-4	3-4	4	2	1	1	0
Braden Sparks	38	27	11-21	5-12	0-0	4	2	2	0	3
Tony Williams	25	2	1-5	0-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	1
Halon Rawlins	25	9	2-8	2-4	3-4	7	0	1	0	1
Eric Mejia	15	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1
Deuce Turner	14	4	2-4	0-0	0-2	0	1	0	0	2
Cam Estevez	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Zan	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
Isaac Munkadi	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Rogan	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ganton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Aidan May	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nasir Rodriguez	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Best	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tanner Ostop	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Curtis	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Davidson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton Smith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	27-65	8-24	9-14	37	13	7	3	11

Iona70

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
CJ Anthony	34	20	5-14	2-5	8-8	5	3	2	0	0
Denver Anglin	31	9	2-4	2-3	3-3	2	1	0	0	1
Toby Harris	31	14	5-12	4-10	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
Alliou Fall	24	7	2-4	0-0	3-4	6	2	3	1	3
Lamin Sabally	24	8	4-4	0-0	0-2	3	2	1	0	1
Luke Jungers	19	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Kosy Akametu	19	9	4-11	1-3	0-0	6	0	1	0	0
Chase Cormier	13	3	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	3	0	2
Khalil Badru	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2
Connor Horan	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Keshawn Williams	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ore Odutayo	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Marko Pandiloski	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Deondrea Lindsey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Hourruitiner Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Reed	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	70	23-55	10-26	14-17	25	9	10	1	10