NCAAB

Niagara Purple Eagles at Siena Saints

· Hercules Tires MAAC Championship - Quarterfinal
Niagara Purple Eagles
16-14, 4-10 Away
Final
71 - 65
Siena Saints
17-15, 8-5 Home

Niagara holds off Siena 71-65 in MAAC quarterfinals

Aaron Gray helps Niagara advance with late clutch trey

Thomasson added five rebounds and five assists for the fifth-seeded Purple Eagles (16-14), who will play top-seeded Iona in Friday's semifinals. Joe Kasperzyk had 16 points and Aaron Gray contributed 12 points and seven rebounds.

The fourth-seeded Saints (17-15) were led by Javian McCollum with 24 points and nine assists. Michael Eley added 16 points and Jared Billups finished with 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks.

Niagara went into halftime with a 34-26 lead behind 12 points from Thomasson.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 65
2nd 0:00 Siena Offensive Rebound. 71 - 65
2nd 0:00 Javian McCollum missed Layup. 71 - 65
2nd 0:04 Joe Kasperzyk made Free Throw. 71 - 65

Statistics

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27-55 FG 23-61
49 Field Goal % 38
9-23 3PT 7-22
39 Three Point % 32
8-8 FT 12-17
100 Free Throw % 71
32 Rebounds 35
9 Offensive Rebounds 16
23 Defensive Rebounds 19
15 Assists 15
4 Steals 7
2 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 14
5 Fast Break Points 13
36 Points in Paint 30
19 Fouls 12
11 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall

Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 1,954 | 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 23-12
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
Full Standings