Niagara Purple Eagles at Arkansas State Red Wolves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 86
61 - 86
Arkansas State shuts down Niagara 86-61
Arkansas State (5-2) jumped ahead 19-7 to start the game and held a 45-26 advantage at halftime.
Brandon Reed was 3 of 4 from 3-point range and had 15 points while Raeford Worsham chipped in 14 points for Arkansas State. Melvin Johnson III added a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Red Wolves never trailed and used tough half-court defense to hold Niagara to just 31.7 percent shooting from the floor. The Red Wolves were especially stingy with the nation's leading scorer, Antoine Mason (31.6 ppg). Mason had only 20 points on 6-of-17 shooting and also had six turnovers.
Niagara (1-7) had 18 turnovers overall and Marvin Jordan added 14 points for the Purple Eagles.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Arkansas St Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Ramone Snowden missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Rakeem Dickerson made Free Throw. | 61 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Rakeem Dickerson made Free Throw. | 61 - 85 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 ARST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-63 | FG | 27-62 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 13-18 | FT | 26-32 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: First National Bank Arena
Location: Jonesboro, AR
Attendance: 1,645 | Capacity:
Location: Jonesboro, AR
Attendance: 1,645 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |