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Manhattan Jaspers (7-13)

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Cruz leads Fairfield past Manhattan in OT in MAAC opener

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Jesus Cruz had 16 points off the bench to lead Fairfield to a 59-58 overtime win over Manhattan in a first-round game of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament on Tuesday night.

Jake Wojcik had 15 points for Fairfield (8-16) and Taj Benning collared eight rebounds.

Ant Nelson had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Jaspers (7-13), Samba Diallo scored 13 points with 11 rebounds and Warren Williams scored 11.

Leaders
Points:	A. Nelson	13.4
Rebounds:	W. Williams	7.3
Assists:	A. Nelson	2.9
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	A. Nelson	75.8%
3P%:	S. Stewart	29.4%
Steals:	E. Buchanan	1.7
Blocks:	W. Williams	1.6

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	31-1
2	Illinois	24-7
3	Baylor	28-2
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Houston	28-4
7	Ohio State	21-10
8	Iowa	22-9
9	Texas	19-8
10	Arkansas	25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Baylor	28-2
2	Gonzaga	31-1
3	Houston	28-4
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Arkansas	25-7
7	UCLA	22-10
8	Illinois	24-7
9	USC	25-8
10	Florida State	18-7
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Metro Atlantic Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Siena	12-4	12-5
Monmouth	12-6	12-8
Iona	6-3	12-6
Canisius	7-5	7-6
Marist	10-8	12-9
Saint Peter's	10-8	14-11
Niagara	7-9	9-11
Quinnipiac	7-10	9-13
Fairfield	7-11	10-17
Manhattan	6-12	7-13
Rider	5-13	6-17
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	63.4 (328)
Rebounds:	12.7 (22)
Assists:	11.8 (270)
FG%:	37.7% (344)
FT%:	66.6% (295)
3P%:	26.4% (346)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	67.3 (88)
Rebounds:	23.7 (284)
Assists:	12.3 (120)
FG%:	42.4% (130)
FT%:	70.6% (169)
3P%:	33.0% (135)