FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Braden Sparks scored 22 points as Fairfield beat New Hampshire 72-68 on Sunday. Sparks also had five rebounds for the Stags (5-3). Brandon Benjamin scored 16 points and added 10 rebounds and four blocks. Declan Wucherpfennig totaled 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Ava Heiden totaled 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, Kylie Feuerbach scored 17 and No. 11 Iowa beat Fairfield 86-72 on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Heiden, a 6-foot-4 sophomore, made 6 of 11 shots and 6 of 8 free throws for the Hawkeyes (8-0) in posting her fifth double-double this season.

No. 11 Iowa sidesteps Fairfield's record-setting 3-point barrage, 86-72, start 8-0 for the second straight season.

It’s likely that not many people have ever heard of Fairfield and even fewer have probably heard of the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference. However, they were always going to be a more than sneaky test as a high-level mid-major.

BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart plays in the MAAC Tournament against Fairfield. The Pioneers are 10-10 against MAAC opponents and 4-7 in non-conference play. Sacred Heart is the top team in the MAAC with 12.5 fast break points. The Stags are 8-12 against MAAC ...

It's safe to say this Iowa Hawkeyes team has loved winning, and there are absolutely no signs of them slowing down. Currently 7-0, head coach Jan Jensen has put

The Columbia Lions' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Fairfield Stags at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium. The Lions are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 83.2 points per game this season.

Fairfield, Connecticut; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Stags -10.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: New Hampshire will attempt to stop its four-game road skid when the Wildcats visit Fairfield.