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The Niagara Purple Eagles conclude their home schedule on Saturday when they welcome the Quinnipiac Bobcats at 3 p.m.

Niagara enters its final home game on a seven-game skid, which ties its longest winless drought of the season. The Purple Eagles halted their previous skid with a home win and will look to do the same on Saturday when they face the Bobcats, who have won all three meetings in a series that began in Dec. 2010. The two teams met as MAAC opponents for the first time on Jan. 18 with the Bobcats coming away with an 85-71 victory.

Tipoff Tidbits
• Antoine Mason moved into fourth all-time in career scoring at Niagara on Feb. 20 after a game-high 22 points versus Fairfield. Mason is 48 points away from moving into third place.
• Mason is 23 free throws away from tying Calvin Murphy's single-season record of 242 free throws made during the 1967-68 season.
• Marvin Jordan needs 28 3-pointers to tie Tyrone Lewis ('10) for first in career 3-pointers at Niagara (290).
• Wesley Myers scored a career-high 17 points on a career-best 7 of 10 from the field against Fairfield. Myers has averaged 9.2 points per game and 4.2 rebounds in nine starts this season.
• Marcus Ware is averaging 12.9 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game in the eight games. Ware set career-highs in free throws with 10 against Marist on Jan. 24 and in rebounds with 12 versus Canisius on Feb. 24 en route to his second career double-double.
• Niagara is 13-2 in its last 15 home regular season finales, including winning the last seven.

How To Tune-In
•  Fans can listen live to all of the action from "The Voice of the Purple Eagles" Todd Callen on WGR 550 AM and free online through Purple Eagles All-Access.

Mason Among Nation's Top Scorers 
•  Antoine Mason is SECOND in the nation in scoring at 25.5 points per game. He led the nation in scoring from Nov. 23-Feb. 16.
• Mason LEADS the nation in free throws made (219), free throw attempts (298), and in field goals attempts (519).
• Mason accounts for 33 percent of Niagara points which is second the country.
• He holds the highest scoring game in regulation in the MAAC this season (career-high 39 vs. Brown).

Scoring Machine
•  Antoine Mason has 32 straight games in double figures.
• His career-high 39 points versus Brown are tied for the 18th most in the NCAA Division I this season.
• Mason has 10 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 21 of 28 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 fourth and is 48 points away from moving ahead of Tyrone Lewis ('10) for third all-time.  

Mason Rising Up MAAC's Charts
• Antoine Mason ranks 24th all-time in career points in MAAC history with 1,802.
• Mason's 714 points are the 13th most in a single-season since the 1997-98 season and his average of 25.5 points per game are tied for fifth most during the same time span. 
• His 219 free throws made are ranked fifth most in a season since the 1997-98 campaign.

Charity Starts At Home
• Antoine Mason moved ahead of Alex Ellis ('58) for third all-time in free throws made. Mason, who has 530 in his career, is 119 free throws away from tying Calvin Murphy ('70) and Juan Mendez ('05) for first place.
• Mason, the nation's leader in free throws made and attempts, is 23 free throws away from tying Calvin Murphy for most in a single season. Murphy set the single-season school record (242) during the 1967-68.

On The Court
Quinnipiac Bobcats (18-8, 13-4 MAAC)
• The Bobcats are 7-2 and currently on a six-game winning streak since the last meeting with the Purple Eagles on Jan. 18.
• Four players are averaging double figures scoring: Ike Azotam (16.6), Zaid Hearst (15.8), Umar Shannon (15.0), Ousmane Drame (13.2).
• Azotam is third in the nation in double-doubles (15) and is six in the nation in rebounds per game (11.0).
• Quinnipiac leads the nation in rebounding margin (11.9) and second in total rebounds (1,147).

Against The Bobcats (Quinnipiac leads, 3-0)
• Niagara has dropped all three meetings to Quinnipiac.
• The first encounter was on December 22, 2010 when the Purple Eagles fell 88-63 at home.
• Exactly one year later, NU was edged at Quinnipiac 85-81.
• NU fell in the first-ever meeting as MAAC opponents on Jan. 18.

Last Meeting - January 18, 2014
Niagara 71, Quinnipiac 85

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Niagara Purple Eagles were defeated by the Quinnipiac Bobcats, 85-71, on Saturday to split their MAAC road weekend.

Freshman Finding His Place
• Wesley Myers has averaged 9.2 points per game and 4.2 rebounds in the last nine games (all starts).
• Myers has set career-highs in points, assists, rebounds and minutes during this stretch.
• His career-high 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting is tied for the highest field goal percentage by a Purple Eagle this season.