Niagara Purple Eagles at Marist Red Foxes
· MAAC Championship - Quarterfinal
Collins' 20 lead Marist past Niagara in Metro Atlantic semifinals, 65-59
The third-seeded Red Foxes advance to Friday's semifinal round and will face second-seed Fairfield, a 68-63 winner over Iona Wednesday.
Collins also contributed five steals for Marist (18-12). Javon Cooley scored 14 points while going 4 of 5 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line and added five rebounds. Jackson Price had 12 points and shot 4 of 7 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
The Purple Eagles (16-16) were led by Kwane Marble II, who recorded 15 points and two steals. Niagara also got 13 points and seven rebounds from Yaw Obeng-Mensah. Harlan Obioha also had nine points.
Price scored six points in the first half and Marist went into halftime trailing 36-24. Marist trailed by 11 points in the second half but went on a 7-0 run to narrow the gap to 41-37 with 16:37 left in the half before finishing off the victory
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Josh Pascarelli Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kwane Marble missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Javon Cooley made Free Throw. | 59 - 65 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 MRST |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-48 | FG | 23-44 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 4-10 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 10-15 | FT | 15-19 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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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 |