Niagara pulls away from Manhattan, 72-63
Matt Scott scored a game-high 21 points to help the Niagara Purple Eagles to a 72-63 victory over the Manhattan Jaspers on Wednesday night…
Niagara has win streaks snapped at Fairfield
The Purple Eagles, who trailed by as much as 22 points in the first half, trimmed the deficit to six points with 12 minutes remaining in the game. Trailing 58-40 at halftime, NU stormed out of the gate to start the second half with a 9-0 run as Kahlil Dukes and Matt Scott combined for eight points…
Niagara rallies at Quinnipiac to extend win streaks
Niagara erased a 10-point second half deficit with a 25-5 game-changing run over a nine-minute span. Trailing 51-41 with 15:20 remaining, the Purple Eagles reeled off 14 straight points…
Dukes, Molson nab MAAC weekly honors
Canisius freshman Takal Molson was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Monday after helping the Golden Griffins to two home wins last week over Saint Peter’s and Monmouth. This marks the second time in three weeks where the Buffalo native has been honored as the conference’s top freshman performer…
Turner scores career-high, but Saint Peter’s second-half comeback at Niagara falls short
The Saint Peter’s men’s basketball team’s second half rally, led by Davauhnte Turner’s (Simsboro, LA/Independence CC/Gambling HS) career-high 22-points, came a 3-point buzzer beater short, as the Peacocks fell to Niagara University, 73-70 on Sunday afternoon….
Scott earns third MAAC Player Of The Week honors
Scott scored the game-winning basket to complete a comeback victory at Norfolk State on December 16 in Niagara’s lone game of the week. Scott connected on a 3-pointer, his team-best fourth of the game, with 0.5 seconds remaining to give Niagara an 85-82 win in a game that the Purple Eagles trailed by 18 points in the second half…
Scott’s last second 3-pointer caps second-half Niagara rally at Norfolk State
Matt Scott’s last second 3-pointer capped a frantic second half rally as the Purple Eagles defeated the Norfolk State Spartans, 85-82, on Saturday…
Niagara’s Dukes named MAAC Player of the Week
In Niagara’s win at New Hampshire, Dukes notched his first career 30-point with a game-high 31 points, including 22 points in the second half. Dukes, who is tenth in the NCAA in 3-pointers per game, went 8 for 11 from beyond the 3-point line. The eight 3-pointers are tied for the second most in program history, are the most in the MAAC and are tied for sixth most in the NCAA this season…
Niagara’s Matt Scott named MAAC Basketball Player of the Week
Scott averaged 30 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in three games for the Purple Eagles…
Matt Scott nets 26 in Niagara’s loss at UMass
An efficient shooting performance propelled the Minutemen to their second win of the season in the first meeting between the programs since the 1998-99 season. UMass shot 59 percent from the field and connected on 15 of 26 3-pointers, one shy of tying a program record…