Saint Peter's Peacocks at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 73
Niagara fends off Saint Peter's with 73-70 win
Scott's jumper with 1:36 left broke a 70-all tie and Dukes made 1 of 2 free throws with nine seconds to go. Davauhnte Turner missed a 3-point attempt to tie at the buzzer. Scott scored six of Niagara's last seven points.
Niagara (11-8, 4-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) led 43-36 with 13:06 remaining before the Peacocks went on a 15-8 run with Turner scoring the last 10 of the run with a pair of layups, a 3-point play and a 3-pointer to knot the score at 51.
The Purple Eagles pushed the lead back to seven with a 15-8 run with Scott making a pair of 3s and Marving Prochet adding a jumper and a 3. Saint Peter's (8-9, 2-4) made its last push with an 11-4 run, and tied it at 70 on Nick Griffin's 3 with 2:09 left but didn't score again.
Turner finished with 22 points and Sam Idowu and Nnamdi Enechionyia each scored 12 for the Peacocks.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Matt Scott Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Davauhnte Turner missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Quinn Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Matt Scott missed Free Throw. | 70 - 73 |
Statistics
 SPU |
 NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 26-53 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 8-17 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 7-10 | FT | 13-18 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 1,177 | 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 |