NCAAB

Niagara Purple Eagles at Canisius Golden Griffins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Niagara Purple Eagles
7-23, 1-14 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 65
Canisius Golden Griffins
13-17, 7-7 Home

Canisius holds off late Niagara run in 65-60 win

Kiefer Douse's jumper for Canisius made it 55-42 with 5:49 left to play, but the Purple Eagles used a 14-4 run over the next four minutes to cut the lead to 59-56 after a Matt Scott free throw with 1:29 to play.

Valenti's jumper made it 61-56, and Emile Blackman followed with two free throws reducing the lead to three again. But Malcolm McMillan finished 4 for 4 from the free-throw line in the final 31 seconds to seal the win for Canisius (13-17, 8-11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).

Blackman scored 27 points on 9-for-14 shooting for Niagara (7-23, 5-14). Justin Satchell added 11 points and five rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 60 - 65
2nd 0:03 Marvin Prochet Turnover. 60 - 65
2nd 0:09 Malcolm McMillan made Free Throw. 60 - 65
2nd 0:09 Malcolm McMillan made Free Throw. 60 - 64
2nd 0:09 Foul on Matt Scott. 60 - 63

Statistics

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20-54 FG 26-61
37 Field Goal % 43
7-17 3PT 3-20
41 Three Point % 15
13-20 FT 10-15
65 Free Throw % 67
39 Rebounds 34
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
27 Defensive Rebounds 24
10 Assists 13
3 Steals 6
4 Blocks 6
13 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 17
11 Fast Break Points 5
24 Points in Paint 36
15 Fouls 18
2 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: Koessler Athletic Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 2,023 | 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
Full Standings