Fairfield Stags guard Deon Perry. Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images

Watch: Near-full-court heave earns Fairfield miracle win over Marist

By Austen Bundy | Last updated Feb 6, 2025 11:32 PM ET

It feels like miracle buzzer-beaters are happening nightly across college basketball.

On Thursday, Fairfield had just a mere second (1.1 seconds to be exact) to find an unlikely bucket or face overtime against MAAC-leading foe Marist.

Junior Deon Perry (19 points) received the inbounds pass from his teammate but nearly slipped, making any kind of run-and-shoot half-court heave unlikely. He decided to regain his balance and chuck the ball from a whopping 70-feet away and swished it.

GAME-WINNER FROM 70-FEET AT THE BUZZER

FAIRFIELD TAKES DOWN MARIST WITH A SHOT FROM BEYOND HALF COURT‼️ #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/itUiOwBKZT
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 7, 2025

The insane nothing-but-net heave earned Fairfield the 59-56 buzzer-beating win, upsetting the Red Foxes who, prior to the contest, sat in a three-way tie for first in the conference.

Thursday's loss was just Marist's second in conference play, dropping it to 16-4 and now third place in the MAAC.

Fairfield (9-14) don't entirely have too much to play for the remainder of the season but the miracle bucket was a signature moment for the program that will surely be repeated by fans and alumni for years to come.

Austen Bundy

Austen Bundy is a journalist and sports junkie from the Washington, D. C. area

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