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Game 3
Niagara Purple Eagles (1-1, 0-0 MAAC) vs. UMass Minutemen (1-1, 0-0 A-10)
Sunday, November 19 – 12:00 PM
Broadcast: A-10 Digital Network
Radio: AM 1400 WWWS – Todd Callen
Audio Stream: www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch

The Purple Eagles continue their season-opening four-game road trip at the UMass Minutemen on Sunday, Nov. 19 at Noon.
 
Scene Setter
•  Niagara will play its third game of the season, and second against an Atlantic-10 opponent, when it plays UMass on Sunday.
•  The Purple Eagles halted a six-game losing streak to the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, who were picked second in the A-10 Preseason Poll, in their season opener on Nov. 10.
•  The Purple Eagles trailed No. 14/15 Minnesota by only two points with 9:30 remaining before the Golden Gophers pulled away.
•  Niagara is looking to improve to 2-1 for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
 
Tipoff Tidbits
•  The Purple Eagles have connected on 19 3-pointers, which are tied for first in the MAAC, and their .396 three-point field goal percentage is second in the league. 
Kahlil Dukes leads the MAAC in scoring with 24.5 points per contest. Dukes is averaging 5.5 3-pointers per game, which leads the conference and is second in the NCAA.
Marvin Prochet is averaging a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds per game. He is tied for the conference lead in rebounds.
•  Matt Scott is 30th on the career scoring (1,207) list at Niagara.  He is eight points away from tying Anthony Nelson ('11) for 29th.
 
Barclays Center Classic
•  Niagara is participating in the sixth Barclays Center Classic. The Purple Eagles will play at UMass (Nov. 19) and at BYU (Nov. 21) as part of the opening round.
•  The Purple Eagles will host the campus site portion of the tournament from Nov. 24-25. • Niagara will play Alabama A&M on Friday, Nov. 24 at 4 p.m., followed by Western Carolina versus UT Arlington. On Nov. 25, the consolation and championship games will be played.
 
On The Court
UMass Minutemen (1-1, 0-0 Atlantic-10)
•  UMass is led by first-year head coach Matt McCall, who spent the two previous seasons as head coach of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
•  UMass opened its season with a victory over UMass-Lowell (Nov. 10) before falling in overtime to Harvard (Nov. 12).
•  Three starters are averaging double-figures in scoring - sophomore guard Luwane Pipkins (17.0 ppg), junior center Rashaan Holloway (13.5 ppg) and senior guard C.J. Anderson (10.5 ppg).
•  The Minutemen were picked 12th in the 14-team A-10 Preseason Poll.
 
Against the Minutemen (UMass leads 6-1)
•  This will be the eighth all-time meeting between Niagara and UMass and the first since the 1998-99 season.
•  Niagara trails in the series with its lone win coming on January 22 1976 when the Purple Eagles won 81-77 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center.                    
 
Last Meeting – November 16, 1998
No. 24 UMass 87, Niagara 73
 

The Series	UMass Leads 6-1
Last Game	November 16, 1998
	No. 24 UMass 87, Niagara 73
Last Niagara win	January 22, 1976
	Niagara 81, UMass 77
Last UMass win	November 16, 1998
	No. 24 UMass 87, Niagara 73
Last Niagara win at UMass	Never
Last UMass win at Home	November 16, 1998
	No. 24 UMass 87, Niagara 73
Current streak	Niagara, L2
Coach Casey vs. UMass	First Meeting

 
Against the Atlantic-10
•  Niagara is 114-160 all-time against the Atlantic-10.
•  The Purple Eagles have played the Bonnies the most (158), with La Salle coming in second at 47 meetings (17-30).