NCAAB

Long Island University Sharks at Niagara Purple Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Long Island University Sharks
5-3, 2-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 79
Niagara Purple Eagles
3-8, 2-3 Home

LIU Brooklyn beats Niagara 80-79 in OT

The Blackbirds (5-3) trailed 79-78 in overtime when Woods sank a layup with five seconds left for the win.

LIU Brooklyn trailed by nine, 65-56, with 6:47 left in regulation but Saintil and Martin Hermannsson helped close the gap and Saintil put the Blackbirds on top, 70-68, on a pair of free throws with 1:54 remaining. Niagara's Dominic Robb struck from inside the paint with 12 seconds to go to tie it at 70 and the game went into overtime.

Hermannsson added 17 points for the Blackbirds and Jerome Frink and Nura Zanna had 12 apiece.

Matt Scott led the Purple Eagles (3-8) with 22 points and nine rebounds. Emile Blackman also had 22 points and Robb added 12.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 80 - 79
3rd 0:03 Niagara Timeout 80 - 79
3rd 0:05 Trevon Woods made Layup. 80 - 79
3rd 0:14 Joel Hernandez Defensive Rebound. 78 - 79
3rd 0:14 Matt Scott missed Free Throw. 78 - 79

Statistics

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27-70 FG 30-56
39 Field Goal % 54
9-24 3PT 6-18
38 Three Point % 33
17-21 FT 13-19
81 Free Throw % 68
35 Rebounds 41
15 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 31
15 Assists 17
9 Steals 4
0 Blocks 7
12 Turnovers 20
0 Team Turnovers 2
12 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Off Turnovers 13
4 Fast Break Points 6
36 Points in Paint 40
17 Fouls 21
4 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Gallagher Center

Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 1,077 | Capacity:

2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Long Island University 15-3 - 24-11
Central Connecticut 12-6 3 18-12
Mercyhurst 10-8 5 17-17
Le Moyne 10-8 5 15-17
New Haven 9-9 6 14-17
Wagner 8-10 7 14-17
Stonehill 8-10 7 12-21
Fairleigh Dickinson 8-10 7 11-21
Saint Francis 5-13 10 7-24
Chicago State 5-13 10 7-25

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