Niagara Purple Eagles at Monmouth Hawks
· MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 76
72 - 76
Monmouth has late surge, beats Niagara 76-72 in MAAC tourney
The game was tied at 69 with 2:30 to play. Salnave and Louie Pillari made consecutive jump shots, Salnave added a free throw and the Hawks led 74-69 with 1:07 remaining. Raheem Solomon's 3-pointer pulled Niagara to within 74-72. After Marcus McClary's free throw made it 75-72, Marvin Prochet missed a potential tying 3-pointer with three seconds left.
Pillari finished with 15 points and Diago Quinn added 14 for sixth-seeded Monmouth (12-20), which plays third-seeded Quinnipiac in a quarterfinal on Saturday.
Solomon made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead No. 11 seed Niagara (13-19). Deion Hammond had 15 points and Prochet chipped in 11 points and 12 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Nick Rutherford made Free Throw. | 72 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Niagara Timeout | 72 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Monmouth Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 75 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 MONM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-51 | FG | 28-61 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 3-9 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 22-27 | FT | 17-26 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 5 | Assists | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 22 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: 2,260 | Capacity:
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: 2,260 | 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 |