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The Niagara Purple Eagles return to the Frank and Barbara Layden Court at the Gallagher Center on Saturday at 3 p.m. to face the Long Island Brooklyn Blackbirds for their final home game of the calendar year.
 
Tipoff Tidbits
•  In their last outing, the Purple Eagles were edged by St. John's, 48-44, in the 100th all-time meeting between the two Vincentian Universities. A potential game-tying 3-pointer by freshman Marvin Prochet rimmed out with 33 seconds left in the game as St. John's held off a late NU rally.
•  Matt Scott notched his second career double-double with 14 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Emile Blackman scored a game-high 16 points, including a career-high seven free throws, at St. John's.
•  Freshman forward Dominic Robb has recorded a career-high in rebounds with seven in consecutive games (Monmouth & St. John's), including playing in a career-high 24 minutes against the Red Storm.
•  Matt Scott leads the Purple Eagles in scoring (16.3 per game), rebounds (73-7.3 per game), assists (32-3.2 per game), steals (20-2.0 per game) and free throws made (43-4.3 per game).
•  Niagara is second in the MAAC with 374 rebounds and NU is on pace for its highest rebounds per game average (37.4) since the 2008-09 season (38.9).
•  Common Theme: NU has led at halftime in all three wins this season (Brown, North Carolina A&T, Quinnipiac).
•  The Purple Eagles made a season-high 10 3-pointers, with eight coming in the first half, against Youngstown State.
•  The Purple Eagles held Brown to a 30.7 field goal percentage, which is the lowest allowed by a MAAC team this season.
 
Double Down
•  Matt Scott earned his second career double-double with 14 points and a game-high 16 rebounds against St. John's on December 9.
•  His career-best 16 rebounds are the most by a Purple Eagle since Bilal Benn's 18 rebounds against Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 25, 2009.
•  The 16 rebounds are tied for the second most in the MAAC this season.
•  Scott's double-double against St. John's was the first double-double by a Purple Eagle against a Power 5 conference opponent since Bilal Benn had 16 points and 13 rebounds at Auburn on Nov. 13, 2009.
•  Scott's two double-doubles on the season (Brown, St. John's) are tied for first in the MAAC with Siena's Brett Bisping, Canisius' Jamal Reynolds and Saint Peter's Quadir Welton.  

On The Court
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (4-3, 0-0 Northeast Conference)
•  After winning its first three contests, LIU Brooklyn has lost three of its last four entering Saturday's contest.
•  Jerome Frink (17.6) and Martin Hermannsson (15.6) come into the game third and sixth, respectively, in scoring in the Northeast Conference.
• Aakim Saintil's 2.4 steals per game puts him tied for 25th overall in the nation.
•  Jerome Frink is second in the NEC in rebounds per game with 8.7.
 
Against the Blackbirds (Niagara, leads 8-5)
•  The Purple Eagles lead the all-time series with Long Island Brooklyn in the series which started during the 1935-36 season.
•  NU has won three of the last four meetings, but haven't played since November 30, 1998 (Niagara won 79-73).
 
Last Meeting – November 30, 1998
Niagara 79, Long Island 72
 

Last Game	November 30, 1998
	Niagara 79, Long Island 72
Last Niagara win	November 30, 1998
	Niagara 79, Long Island 72
Last LIU Brooklyn win	December 14, 1996
	Long Island 104, Niagara 84
Last NU win at Home	Dec. 18, 1974
	Niagara 78, Long Island 77
Last LIU Brooklyn win at NU	Dec. 14, 1996
	Long Island 104, Niagara 84
Current Streak	W1
Coach Casey vs. LIU Brooklyn	First Meeting