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Game 20
Niagara Purple Eagles (11-8, 4-2 MAAC) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-12, 3-3 MAAC)
Thursday, January 18 – 7:00 PM
TD Bank Sports Center – Quinnipiac University  
Broadcast: ESPN3 – Bill Schweizer/Bill Mecca
Radio: AM 1400 WWWS – Todd Callen
 
The Niagara Purple Eagles will bring their four-game win streak on the road against the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Thursday, January 18 at 7 p.m.
 
Scene Setter
•  The Purple Eagles are 7-2 in their last nine games, including their current four-game win streak.
•  Niagara's 11-8 record is its best record since the 2012-13 season.
•  Niagara's four-game win streak, which is tied with Iona for the longest active streak in the MAAC, is its longest since winning four straight to the end the 2014-15 season. 
•  NU has won five straight on the road for its longest streak since the 2008-09 season.
•  Niagara snapped a three-game losing streak to the Bobcats with an 88-69 victory in the 2017 MAAC Tournament First Round.
 
Tipoff Tidbits
•  Kahlil Dukes was named MAAC Player of the Week for the second time this season on January 15. Dukes averaged a team-high 23 points per game while shooting 63.6 percent (14-for-22) from the field and 60 percent (6-for-10) from the 3-point line as the Purple Eagles picked up wins over Monmouth and Saint Peter's
•  The Purple Eagles LEAD the MAAC in points per game (83.2), total blocks (81), blocks per game (4.3), free throws made (349) and in fewest turnovers per game (11.1). Niagara leads the NCAA in free throw attempts.
•  Matt Scott LEADS the MAAC in scoring (21.8) and minutes per game (35.3), and is second in rebounds per game (7.8). Scott is first in the conference in free throw made and free throw attempts, while ranking seventh and second, respectively, nationally.
•  Marvin Prochet leads the conference in rebounds per game (8.4) and defensive rebounds per game (6.2). Prochet's seven 10-rebound games lead the MAAC. 
•  Kahlil Dukes is FIRST in the conference in free throw percentage (.896), in 3-point field goal percentage (.439), and 3-pointers per game (3.0), and is fourth in the NCAA in career active free throw percentage (.906).
•  Matt Scott had his MAAC-leading sixth double-double of the season with game-highs in points and in rebounds at Marist. Scott's 16 career double-doubles lead all active MAAC players.
•  The starting lineup of Kahlil Dukes, Chris Barton, Matt Scott, Marvin Prochet and Greg King is 5-0 this season (lineup used the last four games).
 
It Takes Two
•  Matt Scott (21.8) and Kahlil Dukes (20.8) are one of the top scoring pairs in the nation. Scott and Dukes are first and second, respectively, in scoring in the MAAC.
•  The duo is the only pair in the NCAA to have 13 20-point games this season.
•  The tandem has scored 20-plus points in the same game nine times this season.
•  The pair ranks atop of the MAAC in total field goals made and total field goals attempts.

On The Court
Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-12, 3-3 MAAC)
•  After winning their first two conference games, the Bobcats are 1-3 in their last four games.
•  Two Bobcats are averaging double figures - Cameron Young (17.9 ppg) and Chaise Daniels (11.9 ppg).
•  Freshman Rich Kelly has been named MAAC Rookie of the Week twice this season.
•  9 of Quinnipiac's 18 games have been decided by two points or less (Quinnipiac is 6-3).
   
Against the Bobcats (Quinnipiac Leads 9-3)
•  The Purple Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak to the Quinnipiac Bobcats when they topped the Bobcats in the 2017 MAAC Tournament First Round.   
•  Niagara is winless in five all-time trips to Quinnipiac in a series that started during the 2010-11 season. 
 
Last Meeting - March 2, 2017
Niagara 88, Quinnipiac 69
 
ALBANY, N.Y. – A dominant second half pushed the ninth-seeded Purple Eagles past the No. 8 seed Quinnipiac Bobcats, 88-69, in the 2017 MAAC Tournament First Round on Thursday.
 

The Series	Quinnipiac leads 9-3
Last Game	March 2, 2017
	Niagara 88, Quinnipiac 69
Last Niagara win	March 2, 2017
	Niagara 88, Quinnipiac 69
Last Quinnipiac win	February 4, 2017
	Quinnipiac 89, Niagara 81
Last Niagara win at Away	Never
Last Quinnipiac win at Home	February 4, 2017
	Quinnipiac 89, Niagara 81
Current Streak	Niagara, W1