SCORE: Manhattan 78, Niagara 69
RECORDS: Manhattan (6-11, 1-5 MAAC), Niagara (5-12, 2-4 MAAC)
LOCATION: Draddy Gymnasium – Manhattan College
 
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles were unable to hold off a second half push by the Manhattan Jaspers as they fell 78-69 on Tuesday night.
 
Game Summary
A second half run by the Jaspers erased an 11-point Niagara lead. A three-point play by Kahlil Dukes pushed the Purple Eagles' lead to 48-37, their largest of the game, with 16 minutes remaining. NU led 52-42 with 13:34 on the clock when Manhattan went on a 15-2 run in a four-minute stretch to regain the lead. The Purple Eagles trailed 69-65 with 44 seconds left, but the Jaspers scored seven straight points to pull away in the final seconds.
 
It was a tell of two halves as NU controlled most of the first half. The Purple Eagles used a 7-0 run to break an 11-11 tie to lead for the remainder of the half. A 3-pointer by Matt Scott gave Niagara its largest lead of the half, 33-25, with 2:38 left as the Purple Eagles went into halftime up 36-32.
 
Eagle's Eye On…

• Matt Scott shared game-high honors with 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting for his third straight 20-point game.
• Dominic Robb registered his second career double-double with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Robb added to his league-leading blocks total with a game-high three.
• Kahlil Dukes joined Scott and Robb in double figures with 13 points..
• Marvin Prochet had a career-high four assists to go along with nine points and eight boards.  

 
Inside The Numbers

• Matt Scott's 16 first half points are the most first half points on the team this season.
• Scott has averaged 16 points in five career meetings with Manhattan, including three 20-point games.
• Dominic Robb now has 12 multi-block games this season.

 
Up Next

• NU is back home for a two-game stint starting on Saturday, Jan. 14 versus the Monmouth Hawks at 7 p.m.
• The game will air on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, AM 1400 WWWS and on the Niagara Sports Network via PurpleEagles.com.
• For ticket information, contact the Niagara Athletic Ticket Office at 716-286-TIXX, tickets@Niagara.edu or www.PurpleEagles.com/Tickets.

 
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