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The Niagara Purple Eagles will travel the I-90 East to take on in-state foe the Albany Great Danes on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m.

The Purple Eagles defeated the 2015 America East Champions, 65-47, last season to snap a seven-game losing streak with their largest win in the Chris Casey era. NU had then-season-highs in 3-pointers (11), 3-point field goal percentage (50 percent) and in free throw percentage (75 percent) while holding Albany to 47 points, which are the fewest points the program has allowed since UCF scored 46 in a Niagara win on Nov. 21, 2009.
 
How To Tune In
• Listen live to the game on the Niagara Sports Network via AM 1400 WWWS or PurpleEagles.com/Watch with Todd Callen, the Voice of the Purple Eagles, on the call.

Tipoff Tidbits
•  Matt Scott leads the Purple Eagles in scoring (16.8 per game), rebounds (82-7.5 per game), assists (34-3.1 per game), steals (21-1.9 per game) and free throws made (47-4.3 per game).
•  Freshman forward Dominic Robb has recorded a career-high in rebounds with seven in consecutive games (Monmouth & St. John's), played in a career-high 24 minutes against the Red Storm and Blackbirds, and scored a career-high 12 points versus LIU Brooklyn in Niagara's last three games.
•  Niagara is on pace for its highest rebounds per game average (37.7) since the 2008-09 season (38.9).      
 
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 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 second in the MAAC with Canisius' Jamal Reynolds, Manhattan's Rich Williams and Saint Peter's Quadir Welton.
 
20/20 Vision Part Deux
•  Matt Scott and Emile Blackman each scored a game-high 22 points against LIU Brooklyn on December 12 to score at least 20 points in a game for the second time this season (Quinnipiac).
•  The duo is the first to have multiple 20-point games in a season since the tandem of Antoine Mason and Juan'ya Green accomplished the feat four times during the 2012-13 season.
 
Clocking In Extra Time
•  Niagara played only its seventh overtime game in the last five seasons when the Purple Eagles fell to LIU Brooklyn. The Purple Eagles are 4-3 in overtime games since 2011.
 
On The Court
Albany Great Danes (8-4, 0-0 America East)
•  Albany has won six of the its last seven games entering Wednesday's game.
•  Three Great Danes are averaging in double figures led by Evan Singletary (14.3), who is third in the conference in scoring, Peter Hooley (11.6) and Ray Sanders (11.3)
•  Albany leads the America East in scoring defense (65.0 ppg), total rebounds (461), steals (85) and turnover margin (+2.1), while Ray Sanders leads the conference in steals (20).
•  Albany has a 10-game home winning streak.
•  The Great Danes have faced three MAAC opponents already this season and picked up wins over Quinnipiac (58-54) and Marist (75-53).
   
Against the Great Danes (Niagara leads 3-1)
•  Niagara picked up its third win in the series with an emphatic 65-47 victory last December.
•  Niagara won the first two meetings between the programs. The Purple Eagles won 84-77 in Albany in Nov. 1999 and 74-66 at home in Nov. 2000.
•  The Purple Eagles fell to the Great Danes, 75-65, on Nov. 27, 2010 in Detroit as part of the Legends Classic. 
 
Last Meeting – December 30, 2014
Niagara 65, Albany 47
 
NIAGARA UNIV, N.Y. – The Niagara men's basketball team closed out 2014 with a complete team performance on its way to a 65-47 win over the Albany Great Danes on Tuesday.
 

The Series	Niagara leads 3-1
Last Game	December 30, 2014
	Niagara 65, Albany 47
Last Niagara win	December 30, 2014
	Niagara 65, Albany 47
Last Albany win	November 27, 2010
	Niagara 65, Albany 75
Last Niagara win at Albany	November 28, 1999
	Niagara 84, Albany 77
Last Albany win at Home	Never
Current streak	Niagara, W1
Coach Casey vs. Albany	1-0

 
Against The America East
• Niagara is 50-24 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.
• NU has played two teams from the America East this season, falling to Vermont in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at the Mohegan Sun on November 21 and at Hartford on November 24.