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The Niagara Purple Eagles wrap up their three-game homestand with a meeting with the Siena Saints on Sunday at 2 p.m. on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel.

The Purple Eagles were seconds away from defeating first place Iona on Friday night. After trailing by as many as 16 points, Ramone Snowden twice put NU in the lead on 3-pointers under 31 seconds remaining. NU led 79-78 with 10 seconds left before Iona made two free throws with two seconds on the clock to escape with the win. 

The Purple Eagles will face the Saints for the second time this season. NU, which trailed 21-1 through the opening seven minutes, cut Siena's lead to four points twice in the second half before falling 79-69 on Jan. 8 at the Times Union Center. NU has had success at home in the series, winning five of the last six home encounters. 
 
Tipoff Tidbits
•  NU had season-highs 79 points and 42 rebounds while shooting a season-best 77.8 percent from the free-throw line against Iona.
•  Wesley Myers has scored in double figures in nine of the last 11 games. Myers set career-high scoring marks in consecutive games with 21 at Siena (Jan. 8) and 22 at Manhattan (Jan. 10)
•  Ramone Snowden is one of six players in the nation to lead his team in points (11.6 ppg), rebounds (6.3 rpg), blocks (eight) and assists (42).
•  Snowden is averaging 15.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 2.5 apg while shooting 47.6 percent from the field and 40 percent from behind the arc in the last four games.
•  NU shot 67 percent from the field in the first half against Manhattan on Jan. 10 for its highest percentage in a half since shooting 67 percent in the second half against Northwestern State on Feb. 2, 2013.
•  Matt Scott was named MAAC Rookie Of The Week on Jan. 5 after averaging 10 points per game, 3.3 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists per game. Scott is the first freshman to win rookie of the week honors since TJ Cline won the award three times during the 2012-13 season.
•  Dominique Reid had game and career-highs with 18 points and with 11 rebounds en route to his first career double-double against Monmouth on Jan. 4. 
•  Niagara had five players – Rayvon Harris, Ramone Snowden, Emile Blackman, Wesley Myers and Dominique Reid - in double figures against Arkansas State for the first time since Feb. 7, 2014 against Iona.
•  Ramone Snowden dished out a career-high seven assists against Arkansas State. The seven assists are the most since Tahjere McCall had seven versus Manhattan on Feb. 9, 2014.
•  The Purple Eagles had season-highs in first half points (42), field goal percentage (59.5%), 3-point field goal percentage (53.8%) and in assists (21) in the win over Manhattan.
•  Niagara's 21 assists against Manhattan on Jan. 2 are the most since having 21 versus Saint Peter's on March 2, 2013.
•  Niagara had a season-high +10 rebound margin in the win over Albany.
•  According to KenPom.com, Niagara is the FIFTH youngest team in the nation. NU has 13 underclassmen on the roster.

On The Court
Siena Saints (6-10/3-4 MAAC)
•  Siena has lost two straight games since beating NU on January 8.
•  Three Saints are averaging double figures - Rob Poole (14.8 ppg), Marquis Wright (12.9 ppg) and Lavon Long (11.3).
 
Against the Saints (Tied, 46-46)
•  After winning six of eight including four straight games, Niagara has lost the last three meetings to the Saints.
•  The Purple Eagles are 5-1 in the last six home meetings (lost previous home meeting).
 
Last Meeting - January 8, 2015
Niagara 69, Siena 79
ALBANY, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles were unable to overcome an early first half deficit in a 79-69 defeat to the Siena Saints on Thursday night at the Times Union Center.
 

The Series	Series tied, 46-46
Last Game	January 8, 2015
	Niagara 69, Siena 79
Last Niagara win	March 9, 2013
	Niagara 74, Siena 62
Last Siena win	January 8, 2015
	Niagara 69, Siena 79
Last Niagara win at Home	January 17, 2013
	Niagara 87, Siena 64
Last Siena win at Niagara	December 6, 2013
	Niagara 71, Siena 84
Current Streak	Siena, W3
Coach Casey vs. Siena	0-3