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Live Stats The Niagara Purple Eagles will play longtime rival the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Wednesday, December 30 at 7 p.m. to close out the 2015 calendar.
Tipoff Tidbits• The Niagara/St. Bonaventure series dates back to the 1920-21 season. NU trails in the all-time series, 86-69, but have won the last four trips (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) to St. Bonaventure.
• The Purple Eagles and Bonnies will meet at the Reilly Center for the first time since 2010 which is the last time Niagara has won in the series (69-61).
• The Purple Eagles are 30-16 in their last 46 meetings in Big 4 matchups, including 8-4 against St. Bonaventure.
• This will be Niagara's last non-conference game of the regular season before stepping back into MAAC play.
• NU will be playing its sixth road game of the season and is in search of its first road win since defeating Canisius on February 24, 2015 in its final road game of the regular season.
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Matt Scott leads the Purple Eagles in scoring (16.5 per game), rebounds (84-7.0 per game), assists (36-3.0 per game), steals (21-1.8 per game) and free throws made (51-4.3 per game).
How To Tune In• Wednesday's game will air live on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel with Ben Wagner and Richard Walsh.
• Listen live 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.
Coming Of Age• Freshman
Dominic Robb has averaged 11 points per game, while shooting over 61 percent, and averaged 4.8 rebounds per game in the last four games.
• Robb recorded a career-high in rebounds with seven in consecutive games (Monmouth & St. John's) and played in a career-high 24 minutes against the Red Storm and LIU Brooklyn.
• After scoring a career-high 12 points against LIU Brooklyn, Robb set a new career-best in scoring in the following game at Albany with 19 points on 9 of 11 shooting from the field.
• His nine field goals are tied for team-high this season and his .818 field goal percentage is the single-game team-high.
• Robb has notched career-highs in blocks with three in consecutive games (LIU Brooklyn and Albany).
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.
On The CourtSt. Bonaventure Bonnies (7-3, 0-0 A10)• The Bonnies have won four of their last five games and had their four-game win streak snapped at Siena.
• Three players are averaging in double figures scoring: Marcus Posley (18.1 ppg), Jaylen Adams (16.2), Dion Wright (16.2).
• Dion Wright leads the A-10 in double-doubles with five and is second in rebounds per game with 8.8.
• Bona leads the Atlantic 10 and is fourth in the nation in free throw percentage (78.5).
• St. Bonaventure has already defeated Big 4 rivals Buffalo (60-58) and Canisius (77-73).
• The Bonnies are 5-1 at the Reilly Center this season.
• Bona is 2-1 against common opponents with wins over Canisius and Vermont (80-68) before falling to Siena (73-70).
Against The Bonnies (St. Bonaventure leads 86-69)• Niagara trails in the all-time series, but has won eight of the last 12 meetings.
• The Purple Eagles won eight straight games in the series before falling at home on Dec. 30, 2011. NU has dropped the last four meetings.
• Five of the last six meetings have been decided by less than 10 points.
Last Meeting - November 29, 2014Niagara 59, St. Bonaventure 74 BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles fell to the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, 74-59, in the Big 4 Classic Doubleheader, presented by The Buffalo News, on Saturday at the First Niagara Center.
