St. Bonaventure Bonnies at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 80
Niagara wins season-opener, beats St. Bonaventure 80-72
It was Niagara's first win at home against its instate rival since Dec. 22, 2009, and have back-to-back wins against the Bonnies for the first time since winning eight straight from 2003-2010. The Purple Eagles have also won consecutive season openers for the first time since 2007-08.
Prochet was 6 of 9 from the field and made three 3-pointers. James Towns scored 10 of his 18 points in the final two minutes and Keleaf Tate finished with 17 points for Niagara.
Jalen Poyser had 21 points to lead St. Bonaventure (1-2). Tshiefu Ngalakulondi and Osun Osunniyi chipped in 14 points apiece.
Niagara took the lead for good six minutes into the second half, but St. Bonaventure stayed within single digits. Ngalakulondi's jump shot pulled the Bonnies to 65-60 with three minutes to play. Towns answered with a 3-pointer and made 5 of 6 free throws as the Purple Eagles closed on a 15-8 spurge.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Osun Osunniyi made Dunk. | 72 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Osun Osunniyi Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Chris Barton made Free Throw. | 70 - 80 |
Statistics
 SBU |
 NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-68 | FG | 27-62 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 2-3 | FT | 19-25 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 11 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 2,221 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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 |