Niagara Purple Eagles at Saint Peter's Peacocks
· NCAA Men's BasketballDefense shines as St. Peter's beats Niagara 63-36
Daryl Banks III had 13 points for St. Peter's, and Jaylen Murray added 9 points.
Hassan Drame had 10 rebounds for St. Peter's (14-11, 12-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Clarence Rupert added nine rebounds.
Niagara totaled 16 points in the first half, a season low for the team.
Marcus Hammond had 14 points and six rebounds for the Purple Eagles (12-15, 7-11).
Noah Thomasson, who was second on the Purple Eagles in scoring coming into the contest with 11 points per game, failed to make a shot (0 of 8).
The Peacocks improve to 2-0 against the Purple Eagles for the season. St. Peter's defeated Niagara 74-68 on Jan. 21.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 36 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 36 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Saint Peter's Turnover. | 36 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Jordan Cintron made Jumper. | 36 - 63 |
| 2nd 1:00 | Fousseyni Drame made Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Dasher. | 34 - 63 |
Statistics
NIA |
SPU |
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|---|---|---|
| 13-54 | FG | 27-57 |
| 24 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 3-20 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 7-11 | FT | 6-11 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: Yanitelli Center
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Attendance: 581 | Capacity:
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Attendance: 581 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 21-10 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-11 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 18-11 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-16 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-19 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |


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