Davidson Wildcats at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 83
72 - 83
Niagara's 2nd half key to beating Davidson 83-72
Davidson (4-6) led 34-31 at halftime, in a back-and-forth affair that saw eight ties and 14 lead changes. Neither team led by more than five points in the first 20 minutes.
The second half was a different story as Niagara (3-8) opened on a 16-5 run, 12 coming from Tahjere McCall and Marvin Jordan, which gave the Eagles their largest lead of the game at 47-39.
A Joe Aase 3-pointer, three Davidson free throws and a Tom Droney basket pulled the Wildcats to within 56-53 with 7:28 remaining, but they couldn't get any closer.
McCall finished with 16 points and Jordan added 17.
The teams combined for 57 personal fouls, four players fouled out and 71 free throws were attempted.
Droney led Davidson with 17 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Chris Czerapowicz Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jack Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Davidson Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Brian Sullivan missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 83 |
Statistics
 DAV |
 NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 24-50 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-30 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 22-31 | FT | 29-40 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 28 | Fouls | 29 |
Game Information
Venue: KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
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2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
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|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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