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Tipoff Tidbits
•  The Purple Eagles began their road trip at the Mohegan Sun Arena for their final two games in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.
•  After falling to Vermont on Saturday, the Purple Eagles pulled out a dramatic win over North Carolina A&T in the consolation game.  Niagara scored seven points in the final 17 seconds to cap 73-72 comeback win.
•  Emile Blackman was named to the Springfield Bracket All-Tournament Team after averaging 18 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games.
•  The Purple Eagles currently lead the MAAC in free throws made (72), blocks (20) and steals (30)
•  The Purple Eagles held Brown to a 30.7 field goal percentage which is the lowest allowed by a MAAC team this season.
•  Matt Scott ranks seventh in scoring (17.0), first in free throws made (30), sixth in assists per game (3.8), and fifth in rebounding (7.8) in the conference. Justin Satchell is 15th in scoring (12.6), 10th in rebounding (6.6) and leads the conference in made 3-pointers (11).
•  Matt Scott's five steals against North Carolina A&T are the most by a Purple Eagle since Antoine Mason had six against Brown on Dec. 19, 2013.
 
Frenetic Finish
•  The Purple Eagles scored seven unanswered points in the final 17 seconds to pull out a thrilling 73-72 win over the North Carolina A&T Aggies in the 2015 Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament Springfield Bracket consolation game on Nov. 22.
•  Niagara had possession trailing 72-66 with 35 seconds remaining to start its rally. An Emile Blackman layup cut the lead to 72-68 with 17 seconds on the clock. Niagara then forced a five-second call on the ensuing inbound to get the ball back.
•  On that next possession, an inbound pass by Matt Scott found Justin Satchell under the basket, who scored a layup while being fouled and he converted the 3-point play at the free-throw line to bring NU within a point trailing 72-71.
•  The defense made another stop on the next possession as A&T's Sam Hunt stepped out of bounds in the backcourt with nine seconds remaining.
•  On NU's final possession, Scott recorded his career-high seventh assist when he found Marvin Prochet on the block and the freshman scored over a defender while being fouled to put the Purple Eagles ahead, 73-72, with two seconds remaining.
•  Prochet intentionally missed the free throw which didn't allow A&T (0-5) to get off a shot as time expired. 
 
On The Court
Hartford Hawks (2-2/0-0 America East)
•  Hartford will play its first home game of the season after a four-game road trip.
•  The Hawks rallied to defeat Saint Peter's, 67-66, in their last game to even their record to 2-2. Hartford defeated Central Connecitcut in the season opener.
•  Justin Graham leads the team in scoring with 14.8 per game, while Pancake Thomas chips in with 13.5 points per game along with a team-leading 6.0 rebounds per game.
 
Against the Hawks (Niagara leads, 7-6)
•  The Purple Eagles have won the last three of the last four meetings against the Hawks.
•  Niagara had its three-game winning streak in the series snapped in last season's meeting which was the Purple Eagles' home opener.
•  Niagara and Hartford used to be ECAC foes until 1989.
 
Last Meeting - November 22, 2014
Hartford 65, Niagara 62
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles were edged in their 2014-15 home opener by the Hartford Hawks, 65-62, on Saturday night.
 

Last Game	November 22, 2014
	Niagara 62, Hartford 65
Last Niagara win	December 12, 2012
	Niagara 75, Hartford 59
Last Hartford win	November 22, 2014
	Niagara 62, Hartford 65
Last Niagara win at Hartford	December 10, 2011
	Niagara 79, Hartford 76
Last Hartford win at Home	February 16, 1988
	Niagara 79, Hartford 88
Current Streak	Hartford, W1
Coach Casey vs. Hartford	0-1

 
Against The America East
•  Niagara is 50-23 against the current members of the America East Conference.
•  The Purple Eagles have faced seven teams and doesn't have a losing record against any of them.
•  This will be Niagara's second America East opponent in three games. The Purple Eagles lost to Vermont on Nov. 21.
 
Scott Earns MAAC Player of the Week Honors
•  Sophomore guard Matt Scott was named MAAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week on November 23.             
•  Scott led the Purple Eagles in scoring with 17.3 points per game, in rebounding with 7.7 per game, in assists with 5.0 per game, in steals with 3.0 per game, and in free throws made with 6.3 per game.
•  He tied a career-high with 23 points and grabbed in career-high 10 rebounds en route to picking up his first career double-double against Brown.
Against Vermont, Scott scored 18 points to share team-high honors, and had a team-high seven rebounds to lead the team in scoring and rebounding for the fourth straight game.
•  In the Purple Eagles' comeback win over North Carolina A&T in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament Springfield Bracket Consolation game on Sunday, Scott scored 11 points, had a game and career-high five steals and had a career-high seven assists with the final one leading to the game-winning basket with two seconds remaining in the game.
 
Niagara In November
•  The Purple Eagles are 31-34 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).
 
Blackman Named To Hall Of Fame Tip-Off Tournament Team
•  Emile Blackman was named to the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Springfield Bracket All-Tournament after averaging 18 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games.
•  Blackman scored 18 points against Vermont and North Carolina A&T, while also tying a career-high with eight rebounds versus NC A&T.
 
Leading Man
• Sophomore guard Matt Scott has led Niagara in scoring and in rebounding in four out of five games this season.
• Scott has led the team in both categories in a game four times in his career.
• Scott scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Old Dominion in the season opener and netted 14 points and had eight rebounds at Saint Joseph's. Scott led all scorers with 23 points and had a team-high 10 rebounds against Brown.
•  He shared team-high honors with 18 points and led the team with seven rebounds versus Vermont.
•  Scott leads the MAAC in minutes, total points, free throws made and attempted.