Niagara Purple Eagles at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
94 - 81
Scott, Niagara snap 2-game skid, beat Canisius 94-81
Scott made 6 of 10 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed nine rebounds. Kevin Larkin and Kahlil Dukes had 16 points apiece, Marvin Prochet scored 13 and Chris Barton 10. Dukes was 7-of-11 shooting with seven assists and Larkin had eight boards.
Niagara (9-17, 6-9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) led 39-36 at the break and Dukes scored 10 points in the first six minutes of the second half to push the lead to 57-48. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Shane Gatling made it 63-51 with 12:58 to play and Ali Tew's dunk midway through pushed it into double figures for good and sparked a 12-3 run. Dominic Robb scored six during that stretch including a putback that gave the Purple Eagles their biggest lead, 80-63, with 5:22 left.
Jermaine Crumpton scored 25 and Kiefer Douse 20 for Canisius (15-11, 8-7).
Niagara made 22 of 28 (78.6 percent) second-half shots.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 94 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Matt Scott Defensive Rebound. | 94 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Isaiah Reese missed Three Point Jumper. | 94 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Marvin Prochet made Free Throw. | 94 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Marvin Prochet made Free Throw. | 93 - 81 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-62 | FG | 30-73 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 11-19 | 3PT | 12-33 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 11-16 | FT | 9-11 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, 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 |