NIAGARA UN., N.Y. -- With seeding in the upcoming 2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship on the line this week, the Niagara University men’s basketball team (10-15, 7-9) plays its final two regular-season games on the road. The first stop is Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Thursday when it plays Marist College (16-9, 10-6) at 7:15 p.m. in a MAAC TV game in the McCann Center.

Sitting in a tie for sixth place in the league, the Purple Eagles enter the contest looking to snap a two-game losing streak. In its last non-conference game of the season on Feb. 18, Niagara lost an 88-82 game at Valparaiso.

Marist, which is in third place in the MAAC, is also coming off a loss in its last non-league game. The Red Foxes lost an 84-71 game at Old Dominion on Feb. 18.

Thursday’s game can be seen on the Madison Square Garden Network, Adelphia Cable channel 28, and can also be heard live on WJJL 1440 AM and Niagara University’s official athletic website at www.PurpleEagles.com.