Niagara Purple Eagles at Manhattan Jaspers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 90
72 - 90
Manhattan shoots down Niagara, 90-72
The Jaspers went on a 7-0 run with under 5 minutes to play to push their lead to 25 points, 85-60. Niagara closed with a 12-5 spurt of its own to create the final margin.
Manhattan shot 58.6 percent from the field (34 of 58) for the game while its defense held the Purple Eagles under 40 percent (21 of 53).
Rich Williams and Shane Richards scored 14 and 11 points, respectively, off the Manhattan (19-6, 12-4 Metro Atlantic) bench while starters Ashton Pankey and Rhamel Brown added 12 and 10 points, respectively.
The win was the sixth straight for Manhattan, which remains in second place, two games behind conference-leading Iona.
Niagara (6-21, 3-13) was led by Marcus Ware's 19 points, with Antoine Mason adding 17 and Tahjere McCall 16.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Tahjere McCall made Free Throw. | 72 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Tahjere McCall made Free Throw. | 71 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Foul on Tyler Wilson. | 70 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Rayvon Harris Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 90 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 34-58 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 27-34 | FT | 16-26 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fouls | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Draddy Gymnasium
Location: Riverdale, NY
Attendance: 1,312 | Capacity:
Location: Riverdale, NY
Attendance: 1,312 | 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 |