Trio leads Fairfield to 68-62 victory over Rider

AP
Jan 09, 2026

Fairfield Stags, Conn. (AP) Braden Sparks scored 23 points, and Declan Wucherpfennig and Brandon Benjamin posted double-doubles to lead Fairfield to a 68-62 victory over Rider Broncs on Friday night.

Sparks added five rebounds for the Stags (10-7, 2-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Wucherpfennig finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Benjamin had 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Aasim Burton finished with 27 points for the Broncs (1-13, 0-5), who have lost 11 in a row. Zion Cruz added 19 points.

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

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Free Throws	0-0 (0.0%)	0-0 (0.0%)
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Rider 1-13	22	40	62
Fairfield 10-7	34	34	68

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Team Stats
Rider 1-13	61.6 PPG	40.6 RPG	9.6 APG
Fairfield 10-7	77.1 PPG	44.4 RPG	11.5 APG

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Trio leads Fairfield to 68-62 victory over Rider

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