By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, NY -- Holding the opposing team's leading scorer 12 under his season average is usually a good sign. Except when that player takes advantage of the opportunity to display his entire game. Antoine Mason and Marvin Jordan took care of the scoring, and leading scorer Juan'ya Green handed out 11 assists as the Niagara Purple Eagles defeated the … [Read more...] about Green conducts Niagara past Canisius, 75-56
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Niagara tops UMBC, 92-75
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com. Marvin Jordan and Juan'ya Green each had 20-plus scoring outputs to help lead the Niagara Purple Eagles to a 92-75 win over the UMBC Retrievers on Wednesday. “I thought we did what we had to do tonight,” head coach Joe Mihalich said. “We played a team that was down, but I thought we took care of business and did what we had to do. We had … [Read more...] about Niagara tops UMBC, 92-75
Niagara suffers second-half slumber, 71-58
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com. NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara men’s basketball team was unable to hold on to its six-point halftime lead in a 71-58 defeat to the Drexel Dragons on Tuesday night at the Gallagher Center. The Purple Eagles (4-7) took a 37-31 lead into halftime, despite trailing 11-3 after four minutes of play. Marvin Jordan scored Niagara’s … [Read more...] about Niagara suffers second-half slumber, 71-58
Fairfield opens MAAC season with win over Niagara, 79-75
Courtesy of FairfieldStags. com. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – Four Fairfield University players scored in double figures, led Sean Crawford's season-high 19 points, as the men's basketball team posted a 79-75 win over Niagara University at Gallagher Gymnasium on Friday night. The Stags opened the game with five straight points courtesy of a layup from Ryan Olander and a … [Read more...] about Fairfield opens MAAC season with win over Niagara, 79-75
Green’s layup completes rally as Niagara defeats St. Francis, 65-63
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com. LORETTO, Pa. – Freshman Juan'ya Green’s layup with .2 seconds remaining in the game handed Niagara a 65-63 win over the St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash to complete a ferocious second half rally on Monday. With the game tied at 63-63 with nine seconds left, Niagara (3-3) had to go end-to-end. After receiving the ball at the top of … [Read more...] about Green’s layup completes rally as Niagara defeats St. Francis, 65-63