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After three straight road games, the Niagara Purple Eagles return to the Gallagher Center to host the Marist Red Foxes on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.

Niagara went 1-2 in its three-game road swing, including collecting its first road win of the season on Jan. 16 versus Fairfield. The Purple Eagles are back at the Gallagher Center where they have won three of their five games.

Friday will be the first meeting between the Purple Eagles and Red Foxes since Niagara escaped Poughkeepsie, N.Y. with a last-second, 57-54 win on Feb. 15, 2013. The Purple Eagles have won eight of the last 11 meetings, including six straight at the Gallagher Center.

Tipoff Tidbits
• Antoine Mason moved into ninth all-time in career scoring at Niagara on Jan. 22 after netting a team-high 29 points at Canisius.
• Marvin Jordan set his career-high in points by dropping 27 against Marist during his freshman campaign on Feb. 6, 2011. That game also witnessed the program's first-ever triple-double by then-senior guard Anthony Nelson.
• Wesley Myers played in a career-high 40 minutes and had a career-best four assists in his first career start at Canisius on Jan. 22.
• Niagara's 14 assists at Canisius are tied for the second most this season (Western Carolina). NU had a season-high 15 assists at Iona.
• Rayvon Harris was the third Purple Eagle in double figures against Canisius with 10 points. Harris has scored in double figures in three of the last five games.

How To Tune In
• Friday's game will be broadcast live by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel with Ben Wagner and Kevin Sylvester on the call.
• Fans can listen live to all the action from "The Voice of the Purple Eagles" Todd Callen on ESPN1520 AM and free online through Purple Eagles All-Access.

Top Gun
• Antoine Mason is LEADING the nation in scoring at 27.7 points per game.
• Mason LEADS the nation in field goals made (171), field goals attempts (375), free throws made (179) and free throw attempts (239).
• Mason accounts for 36 percent of Niagara points which LEADS the country.
• He holds the highest scoring game in the MAAC this season (career-high 39 vs. Brown).
• He is SECOND in the nation in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (9.0).

Scoring Machine
• Antoine Mason has 24 straight games in double figures.
• His career-high 39 points versus Brown are tied for the 11th most in NCAA Division I this season.
• Mason has nine 30-point games this season, including a stretch of five straight (Nov. 21-30).
•  Mason scored at least 20 points in 11 straight games dating back to last season (snapped on Dec. 6) and has scored at least 20 points in 18 of 20 games this season.
•  Mason has scored at least 20 points in a half eight times this season, including six times in the second half (five straight from Nov. 21-30).

Mason Quickly Moving Up NU All-Time Scoring List
• Antoine Mason entered the top-20 all-time scorers list at Niagara on Nov. 30.
• Mason, who started the season 38th on the list, is currently ninth and is 16 points away from moving ahead of Alex Ellis ('58) for eighth all-time.  

On The Court
Marist Red Foxes (6-12, 3-5 MAAC)
• Marist is 6-3 in its last nine games, including a five-game winning streak in December and January.
•  Senior Adam Kemp is leading the team with 7.8 rebounds per game to go along with 8.7 points and 2.0 blocks per game.
• Junior Chavaughn Lewis is leading the team in scoring and steals per game with 16.6 points per game and 1.7 steals per game, respectively.

Against the Red Foxes (Niagara leads, 22-15)
• Niagara has won eight of the last 11 meetings in the series that started on Dec 5, 1987.
• The Purple Eagles have won the last six meetings at the Gallagher Center, which is the longest home winning streak by either team in the series.
• NU picked up its second win in the last six trips to Marist on Feb. 15, 2013 to complete the regular season sweep last season.

Last Meeting - February 15, 2013
Niagara 57, Marist 54

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. - The Niagara Purple Eagles staged another second half rally against Canisius, but were unable to secure the win as they fell, 77-70, to the Golden Griffins on Sunday.