Niagara Purple Eagles at Xavier Musketeers
· NCAA Men's BasketballXavier holds on for 63-60 win over Niagara
Colby Jones had 16 points for Xavier. Jerome Hunter added nine rebounds.
Marcus Hammond had 25 points and six rebounds for the Purple Eagles. Noah Thomasson added 11 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jerome Hunter made Free Throw. | 57 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jerome Hunter made Free Throw. | 57 - 62 |
Statistics
NIA |
XAV |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 21-56 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 11-12 | FT | 13-21 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Cintas Center
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,003 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| 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 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 27-6 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 29-4 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-8 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |


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