NIAGARA UN., N.Y. -- The Niagara University men’s basketball team (7-2) begins the New Year with an old rival when it travels to the World’s Most Famous Arena to play St. John’s (3-6) at 7 p.m. Saturday. The game is the nightcap of a quadruple header tabbed Dreyfus Big Saturday by Madison Square Garden.

Niagara brings an undefeated road record into the game. The Purple Eagles won their fourth-straight road contest Wednesday when they beat Central Connecticut State, 79-74, in New Britain, Conn.

St. John’s also enters the game on a winning note. The Red Storm snapped a two-game losing streak with a 64-61 win over Holy Cross Monday in the Dreyfus Holiday Festival at The Garden.

The game will not be televised but can be heard live on WJJL (1440 AM) or on the Niagara website at www.PurpleEagles.com.