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The Niagara Purple Eagles begin their 66th season at the Gallagher Center versus the Hartford Hawks on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m.

In its previous game, Niagara notched its first win of the season in dramatic fashion. The Purple Eagles withstood a late second half run to defeat the Saint Peter's Peacocks, 61-59, in their MAAC opener on Thursday night. Karonn Davis' 3-pointer with 1:12 left proved to be the game-winner as Niagara pulled out its first conference opening win in five seasons.

Rayvon Harris had a career scoring night with a game-high 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field and was 5-for-6 at the free-throw line. Ramone Snowden recorded his second career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The Purple Eagles return to the friendly confines of the Gallagher Center where they have a 70 percent all-time winning percentage.
 
Tipoff Tidbits
•  Niagara is 14-7 in its last 21 home openers, including winning six of its last seven home debuts.
•  Rayvon Harris has set career highs in back-to-back games to start the season. Harris played in a career-high 32 minutes in the season opener at Pitt and scored a career-best 19 points at Saint Peter's. Harris is the lone upperclassman on the roster.             
 
How To Tune-In
• Saturday's game will be a tape-delayed broadcast on LCTV.
• Fans can listen live to all the action from "The Voice of the Purple Eagles" Todd Callen on AM 1400 and on.
 
Youth Versus Experience
•  According to KenPom.com, the Hartford is the most experienced team in the NCAA.
•  In comparison, the Purple Eagles are ranked as the ninth youngest team in the NCAA.
 
Rare MAAC November Game
•  The Nov. 20 game between Niagara and Saint Peter's as the Purple Eagles' third-ever MAAC game played in November.
•  Niagara defeated Saint Peter's, 61-59, to improve to  1-2 all-time in November MAAC games.
•  The Purple Eagles fell at Iona, 83-72, on Nov. 28, 2012 and to Canisius on Nov. 30 2002, 89-69.
•  The game was Niagara's earliest MAAC game in history.
 
Niagara In November
•  The Purple Eagles are 29-29 in November since the 2003-04 season
•  Seven times Niagara had a record over .500 with the last time coming during the 2009-10 season (4-3).
 
On The Court
Hartford Hawks (2-1, 0-0 AE)
•  The Hawks have won two of their first three to begin the season
•  The Hawks are averging 52.3 points per game. Yolonzo Moore leads the team in scoring with 13.0 ppg
•  Taylor Dyson is shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc on the season.
 
Against The Hawks (Niagara leads 7-5)
•  The Purple Eagles have won the last three meetings against the Hawks.
•  Niagara and Hartford used to be ECAC foes until 1989.
•  In the last three meetings the Purple Eagles have outscored the Hawks 257-198.
 
Last Meeting - December 12, 2012
Niagara 75 , Hartford 59
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles defeated the Hartford Hawks, 75-59, on Wednesday to give head coach Joe Mihalich his 250th career win.
 

The Series	Niagara leads 7-5
Last Game	December 12, 2012
	Niagara 75 , Hartford 59
Last Niagara win	December 12, 2012
	Niagara 75, Hartford 59
Last Hartford win	February 25, 1989
	Hartford 72 , Niagara 57
Last Niagara win at Home	December 12, 2012
	Niagara 75, Hartford 59
Last Hartford win at Niagara	February 25, 1989
	Hartford 72 , Niagara 57
Current streak	Niagara, W3
Coach Casey vs. Saint Peter's	First Meeting

 
MAAC Opening Win
•  Niagara held off Saint Peter's for a 61-59 win in its MAAC opener on Nov. 20 for its first MAAC opening win since the 2009-10 season.
•  Niagara improved to 14-12 all-time in MAAC openers.
•  NU is 6-5 all-time when opening its MAAC schedule on the road. The Purple Eagles are 11-15 all-time in MAAC road openers.