MAAC Teams Win Nine Games in 2011 Sears BracketBusters

Edison, N.J. – Nine of the MAAC men\’s basketball teams earned victories earlier today in the 2011 Sears BracketBusters.

Derek Needham scored 19 points and Colin Nickerson added 17 to lead Fairfield over Austin Peay, 76-69. The Stags outscored the Governors, 22-8, in the paint and scored 18 points off 12 first-half turnovers en route to a 34-29 halftime lead. With the score tied at 58 and less than six minutes to go, Needham sparked a 17-7 run with a 3-pointer followed by a layup with 5:01 left to play. Two free throws from Nickerson with 38 seconds remaining ended the run and sealed the win for Fairfield. Ryan Olander scored 11 points and Keith Matthews had 10 for the Stags, who have won four straight and 21 of their past 23 games after starting the year 1-3. Nickerson also added eight rebounds and seven steals. TyShwan Edmondson scored 29 points to lead Austin Peay.