Niagara Purple Eagles at Monmouth Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
96 - 91
Dukes scores career-high 37 in Niagara's 96-91 victory
Dukes was 11-of-17 shooting, including 5 of 8 from the arc, and made all 10 of his free throws, running his streak at the line to 27.
Matt Scott and Kevin Larkin added 14 points each. Greg King had 11 boards for the Purple Eagles (15-10, 8-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).
Louis Pillari had four 3-pointers and 18 points and Melik Martin scored 17, 10 in the first half when Monmouth (7-16, 3-8) took a 44-42 lead. Deion Hammond added 14 points and Austin Tilghman grabbed 13 rebounds with nine assists.
A 6-0 run got Niagara within 92-91 with 29 seconds left but Prochet and Larkin combined for four free throws while Monmouth missed two 3-point tries.
Scott scored the first eight points of the second half with Niagara building an 11-point lead with 10 minutes left.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 96 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Niagara Defensive Rebound. | 96 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Austin Tilghman missed Three Point Jumper. | 96 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Kevin Larkin made Free Throw. | 96 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Kevin Larkin made Free Throw. | 95 - 91 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 MONM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-70 | FG | 31-73 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 25-30 | FT | 17-22 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: West Long Branch, NJ
Attendance: 2,080 | 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 |
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |