Niagara Purple Eagles at Hartford Hawks
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78 - 82
78 - 82
Breakfast & Basketball: Hartford tops Niagara 82-78 in OT
The 6:30 a.m. start was part of ESPN's daylong college basketball marathon.
Dunne made a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left in overtime and two free throws with six seconds left to seal the win for Hartford (1-1).
Ross went 10 of 19 from the field and 13 of 14 from the foul line. Dunne, a sophomore, had nine rebounds in addition to his career scoring high. He was 6 of 11 from the field. Matt Scott led Niagara (0-3) with 26 points and Dominic Robb added 17.
Hartford led 33-26 at halftime. The game was tied at 70 entering overtime.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Jack Hobbs Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Matt Scott missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Niagara Timeout | 78 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Jason Dunne made Free Throw. | 78 - 82 |
Statistics
NIA |
HART |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-69 | FG | 24-53 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 11-33 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 15-25 | FT | 26-32 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 28 | Fouls | 22 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Chase Arena
Location: West Hartford, CT
Attendance: 2,607 | Capacity:
Location: West Hartford, CT
Attendance: 2,607 | 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 |


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