Fairfield, Conn, - The Fordham men's basketball team wrapped up its exhibition season with a 79-62 over Fairfield at The Leo D. Mahoney Arena on Saturday.
Senior guard
Lateef Patrick, Jr., led all scorers for the Rams with 20 points, shooting 7-for-12 from the field, while junior guard
Amir Lindsey added 18 points, four rebounds, and three assists.Redshirt sophomore forward
Abass Bodija also scored in double figures with ten points while junior center
Jack Whitbourn grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds.
Fordham trailed by two at the break, 34-32, but scored the first seven points of the second half, capped by an
Akira Jacobs three 46 seconds into the period, to take a 39-34 lead.
Later in the half, the Stags led by one, 45-44, when a Lindsey trifecta ignited an 18-4 Fordham run as the Rams took a 62-48 lead on a Patrick junper midway through the half and the Rams led by double figures the rest of the game.
Notes
Senior forward
Rikus Schulte also finished in double figures in rebounding, grabbing ten boards.
Fordham held Fairfield to shooting 35.7% (20-56) in the game, 25.0% (6-24) from behind the arc.
The Rams outrebounded the Stags, 51-29.
What's Next?
The Rams open the 2026-27 season on Monday, November 2, as they travel to Lawrence, Kansas, to battle the University of Kansas Jayhawks at 8:00 pm. (ET)
