FAIRFIELD, Conn.— With the best current win streak in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), the Sacred Heart University men's basketball team looks to claim their first victory over Fairfield on Saturday, February 8. The Pios, winners of four straight games, will travel down the road to take on the Stags at 7 pm at the Leo D. Mahoney Arena.

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OPENING TIP

• Sacred Heart is looking for its first win over Fairfield as the teams meet for the 11th time ever on Saturday in a series dating back to 2007. This is only the second time the game will be played at Fairfield's campus. 
• SHU has won its last four games, two on the road in Western New York and two straight at home against Manhattan on Sunday, 74-72, and Rider on Thursday, 89-77. 
• Fairfield is coming off a home win over Marist, 59-56, courtesy of a huge game-winner 70-foot buzzer-beater. 
• All five starters scored in double figures in the Pios win over Rider, and Tanner Thomas secured his second double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. 
• Three Pioneers are averaging double figures: Thomas (15.5), Anquan Hill (12.4), and Amiri Stewart (11.8). 
• Thomas is the team leader in rebounds with 6.0, followed by Bryce Johnson (5.6) and Hill (5.1).
• Conner is 21st in the nation with 137 assists this season and is 14th in assists per game with 6.2. 
• Sacred Heart's 9.8 three-pointers per game is 30th in the nation, and its 3-point shooting percentage is 41st in DI at 37.31. 
• Thomas was named to the All-MAAC preseason third team. 
• This year is Sacred Heart's first season as a full-time member of the MAAC.
• The Pioneers have 10 new players on the team. 
• Head Coach Anthony Latina is in his 12th season as head coach and 20th year overall with the Pioneers. 

LAST TIME OUT

• Tanner Thomas scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds, his second double-double, to lead SHU to an 89-77 victory over Rider on Thursday evening at home.
• Anquan Hill (15), Amiri Stewart (13), Mekhi Conner (12), and Griffin Barrouk (11) all scored in double figures in the win.
• Thomas (7-14) and Anquan Hill (5-10) were 50% from the field.
• SHU shot 41.4% (12-29) from three-point range and 46% (29-63) from the field.
• The Pioneers outrebounded Rider 38-32.
• Rider never led after scoring first.

IN THE RANKINGS  

• Mekhi Conner is 21st in the nation with 137 assists this season and is 14th in assists per game with 6.2, a league-best. 
• Sacred Heart's 9.8 three-pointers per game is 30th in the country, and its 3-point shooting percentage is 41st in DI at 37.31. 
• In the MAAC, SHU's scoring offense is 1st 76.3; the team FG % is 3rd at 44.6%. The Pios are 1st in the MAAC in 3-PT FG % at 37.3%.
• Tanner Thomas is 6th in the MAAC in scoring, 15.5, and 11th in rebounding, 6.0.
• Anquan Hill's 56.6 FG% is 3rd in the MAAC, and Thomas is 10th (48.0). Hill (48.3), Thomas (46.6), and Nyle Ralph-Beyer (45.3) have the top three 3-PT FG% in the conference.

ABOUT FAIRFIELD     

• Fairfield is 9-14 overall and 5-7 in the MAAC, currently sitting in 9th place. 
• The Stags are coming off a thrilling buzzer-beater game-winner on Thursday over Marist, 59-56. 
• Two players are averaging double figures: Prophet Johnson (10.9) and Deon Perry (10.1). Johnson is the team leader in assists at 6.9. 
• Fairfield's offense is 7th in the MAAC at 68.1 
• SHU meets Fairfield for the first time as conference rivals.