MADISON, Wis. – Fairfield University Men's Basketball was on the short side of an 89-42 final score on Tuesday evening at Wisconsin.
Jaden Brown led the Stags offensively with a career-high 10 points.
With the loss, the Stags stand at 1-2 on the young campaign. An NCAA Tournament team and Big Ten Tournament semifinalist last season, the Badgers remain unbeaten at 3-0.
Brown's 10 points led 10 Stags to score in the contest.
Halon Rawlins netted six points with three rebounds and three steals, and
Peyton Smith added six points with seven rebounds.
Declan Wucherpfennig also had seven boards to share the team-high, adding five points including a three-pointer.
Cole Edelen chipped in four points, and
Nasir Rodriguez put home his first three tallies of the campaign.
A quartet of Stags rounded out the scoring with two points apiece.
Tony Williams and
Eric Mejia had a pair along with
Brayden Jones and
Marko Radunovic. Jones's two free throws marked the first points of his collegiate career, and Radunovic's bucket was his first tally as a Stag.
Wisconsin was led by 15 points for Austin Rapp and 14 apiece by Braeden Carrington and Owen Foxwell.
Fairfield Men's Basketball returns home for back-to-back games at Leo D. Mahoney Arena beginning with a visit from NJIT on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at
FairfieldStags.com/TIX.
