Niagara Purple Eagles at Saint Francis Red Wolves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 79
Braxton leads St. Francis (Pa.) over Niagara 79-75
With the game tied at 75, Braxton drove down the left side of the lane and finished a short jumper off the glass to give the Red Flash (3-4) the lead with 26 seconds to go. James Towns missed a layup at the other end, Braxton grabbed the rebound and got fouled, making both foul shots to secure the win with eight seconds left.
St. Francis had a 17-point lead in the first half, but the Purple Eagles (2-4) erased the deficit and took the lead at 50-48 on Keleaf Tate's 3-pointer with 14:17 left. St. Francis immediately retook the lead and Niagara never led again, but tied it with 59 seconds left on Towns' 3-pointer.
Luidgy Laporal added 11 points for St. Francis, which improved to 3-0 at home.
Dominic Robb had 22 points, Towns scored 16 and Tate added 15 for Niagara.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chris Barton Offensive Rebound. | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Raheem Solomon missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Niagara Timeout | 75 - 79 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 SFPA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-63 | FG | 31-72 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 5-23 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 17-20 | FT | 12-16 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Loretto, PA
Attendance: 992 | 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 |