Canisius Golden Griffins at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
84 - 91
Prochet, Robb lead Niagara to 91-84 win over Canisius
Kahlil Dukes added 17 points and tied a career-high with nine assists; Kevin Larkin hit all of his three 3-point attempts and scored 16.
Phil Valenti scored the first seven points, and Kiefer Douse added five, during a 16-5 run that pulled Canisius to 87-82 with 2:03 left. The teams combined to miss their next seven shots, but Dukes made two free throws to make it a seven-point game with 30 seconds to go. Jermaine Crumpton's putback of Valenti's tip-in attempt made it 89-84 with three seconds left and a layup by Matt Scott capped the scoring.
Crumpton scored 22 and Valenti had 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting for Canisius (12-9, 5-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Douse added 15 points and Kassius Robertson 14.
Prochet hit a 3 and then a jumper to spark a game-opening 13-2 run and Niagara (7-14, 4-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) never trailed. The Purple Eagles, who led 84-66 with 5:54 left, made 33 of 62 from the field and all 17 of their free throws.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Matt Scott made Layup. Assisted by Marvin Prochet. | 84 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Canisius Timeout | 84 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jermaine Crumpton made Layup. | 84 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jermaine Crumpton Offensive Rebound. | 82 - 89 |
Statistics
 CAN |
 NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-68 | FG | 33-62 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 17-23 | FT | 17-17 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
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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 |