Niagara Purple Eagles at Quinnipiac Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 89
81 - 89
Quinnipiac holds off Niagara 89-81 behind Daniels, Kiss
The Bobcats led by 28 points early in the second half, but Niagara closed to 79-70 on Kahlil Dukes' free throw with 3:43 left while Quinnipiac went without a field goal for 5:04. The Purple Eagles closed to within six but got no closer.
Mikey Dixon scored 18 points for the Bobcats (9-14, 6-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic), who outrebounded Niagara 46-34 and shot 48.5 percent from the floor.
Quinnipiac opened with an 18-3 run, never trailed, and led 48-26 at halftime after shooting 52.6 percent from the floor while holding the Purple Eagles to 31 percent in the half.
Dukes scored a career-high 29 points and Matt Scott had 20 with eight rebounds for Niagara (8-17, 5-9), who have lost two straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:12 | James Towns made Jumper. | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Chaise Daniels made Free Throw. | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Chaise Daniels made Free Throw. | 79 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Foul on Chris Barton. | 79 - 87 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 QUIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 32-66 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 25-32 | FT | 18-26 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fouls | 23 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: M&T Bank Arena
Location: Hamden, CT
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Location: Hamden, CT
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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 |