Monmouth Hawks at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 78
Niagara holds off Monmouth's hot finish, 78-77
The Hawks made up ground in a hurry, ending the game on an 11-1 run. Austin Tilghman converted a 3-point play when he was fouled by Dominic Robb, his fourth, and Melik Martin and Pierre Sarr drained 3-pointers as Monmouth made it a 78-77 game with 40 seconds remaining.
Niagara's Marvin Prochet missed twice with 15 seconds left. Sarr pulled down a defensive rebound but Monmouth didn't get off a final shot.
Towns scored 18 points for Niagara (10-8, 3-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which has won three in a row, Kahlil Dukes led with 25 points, Matt Scott added 14 and Robb 12. Prochet was 1-of-9 shooting for three points, but added 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Louie Pillari scored 19 for Monmouth (5-11, 1-3), making four 3-pointers, Tilghman added 14 points with five assists, Zac Tillman scored 14 and Diago Quinn 10 with 14 rebounds for his first double-double.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Louie Pillari Turnover. | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Pierre Sarr Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Marvin Prochet missed Jumper. | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Niagara Deadball Team Rebound. | 77 - 78 |
Statistics
 MONM |
 NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-60 | FG | 26-59 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-13 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 19-27 | FT | 17-33 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 24 | Fouls | 21 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 949 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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