Niagara Purple Eagles at SIU Edwardsville Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Hammond carries Niagara over SIU-Edwardsville 70-60
Greg Kuakumensah and Noah Thomasson added 15 points each for the Purple Eagles (1-2), while Justin Roberts scored 10.
Shamar Wright tied a career high with 20 points to go with nine rebounds and three blocks for the Cougars (1-3). Ray'Sean Taylor and DeeJuan Pruitt both scored 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Courtney Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Wright. | 70 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Foul on Noah Thomasson. | 70 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Greg Kuakumensah made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Roberts. | 70 - 57 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 SIUE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 23-62 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 17-21 | FT | 7-9 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Beeghly Center
Location: Youngstown, OH
Attendance: 1,625 | Capacity:
Location: Youngstown, OH
Attendance: 1,625 | 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 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-9 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |