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The Niagara Purple Eagles will play the University of Pennsylvania Quakers on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. as they continue their six-game road trip.

Niagara (1-4) enters Tuesday's night contest in search of snapping a three-game skid. The Purple Eagles participated in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic subregional hosted by Kent State last week where the Purple & White fell to USC Upstate, Western Carolina and Kent State. NU trailed in double-digits in the second half of each game before rallying to cut the deficit within a possession in each game; only to fall short in the end.

NU will play three more true road games during this six-game journey away from the Gallagher Center, beginning Tuesday against Penn (1-3).

Tipoff Tidbits
• Antoine Mason LEADS the nation in scoring with 31.4 points per contest and is EIGHTH in the nation in percentage of possible minutes played.
• Niagara LEADS the MAAC in scoring with 85.0 points per game and in turnover margin at +2.60.
• Freshman Ramone Snowden set career-highs in scoring in consecutive games. Snowden scored 16 against Western Carolina before pouring in 21 vs. Kent State.
• Marvin Jordan became the 44th member of Niagara's 1,000-point club on Nov. 21 in Niagara's game versus USC Upstate. Jordan made his 219th career 3-pointer to reach 1,000 points. Jordan moved into sole possession of second place in career 3-pointers against Western Carolina, passing Lorenzo Miles (220).
• Niagara had four Purple Eagles in double-digit scoring vs. Western Carolina for the first time since Feb. 10, 2013 (Canisius).
• Sophomore guard Tahjere McCall, a Philadelphia native, will play his first collegiate game in the "City of Brotherly Love".

Top Gun
• Antione Mason is LEADING the nation in scoring at 31.4 points per game.
• Mason has four 30-point games this season.
• Mason has scored at least 20 points in his last eight games, dating back to last season.
• His 31.4 points per game has him on pace to finish in the top-3 in Niagara's single-season scoring average with Naismith Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy.
• He holds the two highest scoring games (35 vs. Western Carolina & 34 at Seton Hall) in the MAAC this season.
• He has played in 95.5 percent of minutes played which is eighth in the nation.

High Flyers
• Niagara is currently leading the conference in scoring at 85 points per game.
• The Purple Eagles have scored at least 90 points in three of their first five games this season for the first time since the 1972-73 season (four times in five games).

Getting To The Line…And Making It Count
• The Purple Eagles are 21st in the nation in team free throw rate (61.4) according to KenPom.com.  The free throw rate captures a team's ability to get to the free-throw line:  free throw attempts divided by field goal attempts.
• 31.9 percent of Niagara points are from the free-throw line, which is NINTH the nation.

On The Court
Penn Quakers (1-3, 0-0 Ivy League)
• Penn is 1-3 on the season with its lone win coming against Monmouth (79-73).
• The Quakers have three players in double figures, led by sophomore center Darien Nelson-Henry (16.8), who also is averaging 8.0 boards per game. Tony Hicks is second on the team with 16.3 ppg followed by Miles Jackson-Cartwright with 12.3 ppg.
• Penn was picked second in the Ivy League behind defending champion Harvard.

Against The Quakers (Niagara leads, 3-0)
• Niagara has won all three meetings against the Quakers.
• The Purple Eagles defeated the Quakers, 79-69, in the 1970 NCAA Tournament First Round.
• The other two meetings occurred during the 1984-85 and 1986-87 seasons.

Last Meeting - December 6, 1986
Niagara 79, Penn 74

Against The Ivy League
• Niagara is 28-31 all-time against the Ivy League
• The Purple Eagles have played every team in the Ivy except Harvard.
• Niagara has played Cornell the most (47) and has a 20-27 record against the Big Red.

Did You Know?
• Niagara's victory over Penn in the NCAA Tournament was the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win.
• The win over the then-No. 7 ranked Quakers is one of 12 all-time wins over a ranked team.

Jordan Joins 1,000-Point Club
• Senior Marvin Jordan became the 44th member of the 1,000-Point Club at Niagara University on Nov. 21.
• Jordan drained a 3-pointer during Niagara's rally against USC Upstate for his 1,000th career point
• Jordan joins backcourt teammate Antoine Mason as the only current players with 1,000 points.

Purple Eagles Set Career-Marks In Three-Game Subregional
• Several Purple Eagles set personal-bests during Niagara's three games in three days Coaches vs. Cancer Classic subregional.
• Antoine Mason, who scored at least 31 points in ever game, netted a career-best 35 against WCU.
• Ramone Snowden had consecutive games of setting career-highs in scoring, finishing with 21 points, six field goals, three 3-pointers and 36 minutes against Kent State for career-highs.
• Rayvon Harris scored 11 points vs. Western Carolina and played a career-best 29 minutes against Kent State. Harris tied his career-high of six free throws twice in three games.
• Marcus Ware grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds to take game-high honors vs. Kent State.
• Wesley Myers scored a personal-high of seven points vs. Kent State.
• Cameron Fowler had career-marks in points (five), assists (six) and steals (two) vs. USC Upstate, while lodging a career-high 27 minutes vs. Western Carolina.