Niagara Purple Eagles at Quinnipiac Bobcats
· MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
88 - 69
Niagara beats Quinnipiac 88-69 in MAAC Tourney's first round
No. 9 seed Niagara (10-22) moves on to face top-seeded Monmouth in a quarterfinal of Friday. Eighth-seeded Quinnipiac (10-21) has lost seven straight.
Scott was 8 of 14 from the field and Dukes made 11 of 12 free throws. Chris Barton had 15 points, on 5-of-6 shooting, and James Towns scored in 14 for the Purple Eagles, who shot 84 percent (26 of 31) from the line. Maurice Taylor Jr. grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds and chipped in eight points.
Peter Kiss scored 15 points and Daniel Harris 14 for Quinnipiac.
Niagara took the lead for good three minutes into the second half, and led 56-53 with 9:18 left before using a 12-0 run to pull away. Towns hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 points during the stretch.
Quinnipiac beat Niagara in both regular season games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Matt Scott made Layup. | 88 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Niagara Timeout | 86 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Maurice Taylor Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 86 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Chris Barton missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 69 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 QUIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-65 | FG | 24-62 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 13-30 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 26-31 | FT | 8-13 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 16 | Fouls | 23 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Albany, NY
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 |