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Game 4
Niagara Purple Eagles (0-3, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Sunday, November 20 – 12:00 p.m.
Rutgers Athletic Center – Rutgers University
TV: Big Ten Network – Greg Amsinger and Bob Wenzel
Radio: AM 1400 WWWS – Todd Callen
Internet: Niagara Sports Network
The Niagara Purple Eagles will wrap up their three-game road swing at the Big Ten's Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Sunday at Noon.
 
Scene Setter
•  The Purple Eagles are in search of their first win after opening the season with three games in five days.
•  Niagara lost a close game to local rival and two-time defending MAC champion Buffalo in the season opener before starting a three-game trip at Brown where the Purple Eagles fell 88-79.
•  NU rallied from a 14-point second half deficit to force overtime before falling in the extra session to the Hartford Hawks, 82-78, as part ESPN's ninth annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon on Nov. 15. 
•  This will be Niagara's second game in the Scarlet Knight Classic.
•  Niagara won the only previous meeting with Rutgers, defeating the Scarlet Knights, 73-61, on Dec. 18, 1969
  
Tipoff Tidbits
•  Three Purple Eagles are averaging in double figures – Matt Scott (17.3 ppg), Kahlil Dukes (13.3 ppg) and Dominic Robb (10.3).
•  Matt Scott has two 20-point games this season, including leading NU with a season-best 26 points on a season-high 8-for-16 from the field and career-best five 3-pointers on 10 attempts at Hartford. Scott has 12 20-point games in his career.
•  Kahlil Dukes is the only Purple Eagle to score in double figures through the first three games this season.
•  Matt Scott has led or shared team-high honors in assists in every game.
•  Dominic Robb has had two blocks in each game. Robb led Niagara with 1.1 blocks per game last season.
•  The Purple Eagles had 10 steals in the season opener; NU had three 10-plus steals games last season. Dwayne Pow leads NU with 2.3 steals per game.
 
Spreading The Wealth
•  Four Purple Eagles have scored in double figures twice (Brown, Hartford) through the first three games this season.
•  Niagara accomplished this seven times last season. 
 
Bench Support
•  NU's bench has outscored its opponent in two of the first three games.
•  NU held a 26-17 advantage over Brown and the Purple Eagles outscored Hartford's bench 17-1.
•  Through three games, Niagara has a 65-44 advantage in bench points. 
 
On The Court
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
•  Rutgers is 3-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season with wins over Molloy, Drexel and DePaul. 
•  Four Scarlet Knights are scoring in double figures - Nigel Johnson (12.0 ppg), Mike Williams (11.7 ppg), Deshawn Freeman (10.7 ppg) and Corey Sanders (10.7 ppg).
•  Deshawn Freeman leads the team in rebounding with 9.7 per game. 
•  Rutgers has a +19.0 scoring margin and +19.7 rebounding margin.
  
Against the Scarlet Knights (Niagara leads 1-0)
•  The Purple Eagles defeated the Scarlet Knights in the only previous meeting, 73-61, during the 1969-70 season. The Purple Eagles went on to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
  
Last Meeting – December 18, 1969
Niagara 73, Rutgers 61
 

The Series	Niagara leads, 1-0
Last Game	December 18, 1969
	Niagara 73, Rutgers 61
Last Niagara win	December 18, 1969
	Niagara 73, Rutgers 61
Last Rutgers win	Never
Last Niagara win at Rutgers	N/A
Last Rutgers win at Home	N/A
Current streak	Niagara, W1
Coach Casey vs. Rutgers	First Meeting

 
Against the Big Ten
•  Niagara is 3-11 all-time against current members of the Big Ten.
•  The Purple Eagles' three wins have come against Penn State (twice) and Minnesota. 
•  The last meeting with a Big Ten team was against Maryland in the 2013 NIT First Round when the Terps were a member of the ACC.