Niagara Purple Eagles at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
105 - 89
Niagara hits 15 3s, beats Canisius 105-89
Matt Scott scored 23 and grabbed 11 rebounds and Marvin Prochet added 12 points for the Purple Eagles (14-9, 7-3), who shot 57.7 percent from 3 in winning the annual "Battle of the Bridge" against their cross-town rivals.
Canisius led 15-14 on Isaiah Reese's layup, but Scott hit a 3, Dukes hit back-to-back 3s, and Niagara led 29-19 on Greg Kuakumensah's dunk. Dukes hit another pair of 3s and the Purple Eagles finished on a 13-3 run to lead 44-25 at halftime after hitting eight 3s.
Niagara hit four 3s in the first four-plus minutes of the second half and led by as many as 22 points. The last time Niagara scored 100 or more in regulation was in a 107-100 loss to Northwestern State on Nov. 30, 2013.
Jermaine Crumpton scored 31 points on 10-of-18 shooting and Takal Molson added 18 points. Reese had 14 with 10 rebounds, and Jonathan Sanks had 10 points for the Griffins (13-9, 7-2), now in second place behind Rider (15-7, 8-2).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 105 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:13 | James Towns made Three Point Jumper. | 105 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Matt Scott Defensive Rebound. | 102 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Jermaine Crumpton missed Free Throw. | 102 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Jermaine Crumpton made Free Throw. | 102 - 89 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 CAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-59 | FG | 32-72 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 15-26 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 28-32 | FT | 16-24 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 11 | Assists | 21 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fouls | 25 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 2,196 | 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 |