Niagara Purple Eagles at St. John's Red Storm
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
44 - 48
44 - 48
St John's beats Niagara 48-44 in 100th meeting
St. John's had a 38-26 lead early in the second half but went scoreless for seven-plus minutes. The Purple Eagles rallied to 43-37 with 3:39 remaining after Emile Blackman scored seven straight Niagara points.
Niagara twice pulled within three points with under two minutes to play, but Christian Jones made two free throws with 33 seconds left and Ron Mvouika hit 1 of 2 for a two-possession game with 13 seconds remaining.
Kassoum Yakwe had five points, five rebounds and five blocks for St. John's (6-3). The Red Storm were held to 19-of-57 shooting (33 percent), including 3 of 17 from 3-point range.
Matt Scott had 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for Niagara (3-7). Blackman added 16 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 44 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Cameron Fowler missed Three Point Jumper. | 44 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marvin Prochet Offensive Rebound. | 44 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Marvin Prochet Steal. | 44 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Felix Balamou Turnover. | 44 - 48 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 SJU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14-56 | FG | 19-57 |
| 25 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 3-17 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 13-24 | FT | 7-14 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Assists | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Carnesecca Arena
Location: Queens, NY
Attendance: 5,602 | Capacity:
Location: Queens, NY
Attendance: 5,602 | 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 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |