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Game 11
Niagara (3-7, 1-1 MAAC) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (5-6, 0-0 Horizon League)
Wednesday, December 14 – 7 p.m.
Beeghly Center
ESPN3: Robb Schmidt
Radio: WGR 550 AM – Todd Callen
Internet: Niagara Sports Network

    The Niagara Purple Eagles, winners of two of their last three games, head back on the road to take on the Youngstown State Penguins on Wednesday, December 14 at 7 p.m.
 
Scene Setter
•  The Purple Eagles are 2-1 in their last three games with victories over Iona and Norfolk State.
•  Seven of Niagara's 10 games have been on the road this season including a three and four-game road swing.
•  The Purple Eagles picked up a road win at defending MAAC champions Iona on December 4 to snap a 10-game road losing streak.
•  In its only home game in December, the Purple Eagles held off Norfolk State 65-61 on December 10, to improve to 2-1 at the Gallagher Center. Dominic Robb led Niagara with a season-high 18 points and tied a career-high with four blocks in the win.
•  The Purple Eagles and Penguins met last season for the first time since the 2003-04 season with YSU pulling away for an 88-70 win at the Gallagher Center.  Niagara made a season-high 10 3-pointers in the meeting last season.
 
Tipoff Tidbits
•  Two Purple Eagles rank in the top-10 in scoring. Matt Scott is third with 17.9 points per game and Kahlil Dukes is ninth with 15.7 points per game.
•  Kahlil Dukes is the only Purple Eagle to score in double figures in every game, including a career-high 23 points at North Texas.
•  Kahlil Dukes leads the MAAC and is fourth in the nation in free-throw percentage (.967).
 Dominic Robb leads the MAAC and is 30th in the nation with 2.4 blocks per game while also leading the MAAC and is 25th in the nation in total blocks (24). 
•  Chris Barton has set season-highs in scoring in the last two games. Barton scored eight points at Kent State followed by a season-high 10 points versus Norfolk State. Barton made a team-high 11 free throws in the two games.
• Niagara leads the MAAC in blocked shots per game (4.9), free throws made (173), free throw attempts (229), and free throw shooting (.755),
•  Niagara is second in the conference in total rebounds (384), third in fewest turnovers per game (12.4), and fourth in fewest total turnovers (124).
 
Leading Man
•  Matt Scott leads Niagara in points per game (17.9), rebounds per game (6.7) assists per game (3.2) and steals per game (1.1).
•  Matt Scott is the only player in the MAAC to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists and steals.
• Scott's five 20-point games lead the MAAC.

On The Court
Youngstown State Penguins (5-6, 0-0 Horizon League)
•  Junior guard Cameron Morse currently leads the team in points with an average of 23.4 points per game.  Junior guard Francisco Santiago and senior forward Matt Donlan are second and third on the team in scoring with 13.2 and 11.5 points per game, respectively.
•  Youngstown State has the top 3-point field goal defense (.327) in the Horizon League, and is second assists per game (15.3), assist/turnover ratio (1.3) and blocks per game (4.1). 
   
Against the Penguins (Niagara leads 7-6)
•  Niagara and Youngstown State have met 13 times. The series resumed play last season after a 12-year hiatus.
•  Niagara has won four of the six all-time meetings at Youngstown State, including the last two trips (1999 & 2002).
 
Last Meeting – November 28, 2015
Youngstown State 88, Niagara 70
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles opened their three-game homestand with an 88-70 defeat to the Youngstown State Penguins on Saturday.
 

The Series	Niagara leads, 7-6
Last Game	November 28, 2015
	Youngstown State 88, Niagara 70
Last Niagara win	November 22, 2003
	Niagara 89, Youngstown State 80
Last Youngstown State win	November 28, 2015
	Youngstown State 88, Niagara 70
Last Niagara win at Youngstown State	November 28, 2002
	Niagara 66, Youngstown State 58
Last Youngstown State win at Home	December 30, 1995
	Youngstown State 69, Niagara 60
Current Streak	Youngstown State, W1
Coach Casey vs. Youngstown State	0-1

 
Against The Horizon League
•  The Purple Eagles are 16-17 all-time against members of the Horizon League.
•  Niagara has faced five members (Cleveland State, Detroit, Milwaukee, Youngstown State, and Valparaiso) of the 10-team league.
 
Swat King
•  Dominic Robb is on pace to become the single season leader in blocks and blocks per game.
•  The single-season record for blocks and blocks per game was set by Mark Henry who had 72 blocks and 2.40 blocks per game during the 1987-88 season.
•  Robb, a sophomore, is well on track to surpass his total of 34 blocks during his freshman season.
•  Robb, who is averaging a MAAC-best 24 blocks and 2.4 blocks per game, has had at least one block in each game.
•  The most blocks by a sophomore is 66 held by Joe Arlauckas during the 1984-8 season.