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Game 4
Niagara Purple Eagles (1-2, 0-0 MAAC) vs. BYU Cougars (2-1, 0-0 WCC)
Tuesday, November 21 – 9:00 PM ET
Broadcast: BYUtv.org  
Radio: WGR 550 AM – Todd Callen
Audio Stream: www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch

The Niagara Purple Eagles conclude their season opening four-game road trip at BYU on Tuesday night.
 
Scene Setter
•  This will be the final leg of Niagara's four-game road journey to open the season.
•  The Purple Eagles opened the season with a 77-75 win at Little 3 rival St. Bonaventure.
•  NU has dropped its last two games against No. 14 Minnesota and UMass.
•  Niagara and BYU renew their series, which began in December 1947 and will be the first meeting between the programs since December 1976.
•  Niagara is in search of its second road win of the season and first ever road win at BYU.
 
Tipoff Tidbits
•  Seniors Kahlil Dukes (21.7 ppg) and Matt Scott (20.3 ppg) are accounting for 54 percent of the scoring. Dukes is first in the MAAC in scoring and Scott is third.
•  Matt Scott is 29th on the career scoring list and is 10 points away from tying Manny Leaks ('68) for 28th.
•  Kahlil Dukes has made 13 straight free throws. He had streaks of 17 and 20 consecutive made free throws last season. Dukes is fifth in the NCAA in free throw percentage among active career leaders.
•  Redshirt-junior forward Greg King has had one block in all three games.
•  Niagara leads the MAAC in free throw percentage (.761) and in fewest turnovers per game (10.7
 
Barclays Center Classic
•  Niagara is participating in the sixth Barclays Center Classic. The Purple Eagles played their first game at UMass on Nov. 19 and will play at BYU 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
BYU Cougars (2-1, 0-0 WCC)
•  The Cougars are led by Dave Rose who is in his 13th season as head coach. 
•  BYU was selected third in the 2017-18 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll. Sophomores TJ Haws and Yoeli Childs were named to the All-WCC Preseason Team.
•  BYU is 2-1 on the season with wins over Mississippi Valley State and at Princeton. BYU lost its last game to UT Arlington.
•  Three Cougars are averaging double figures – Elijah Bryant (21.3 ppg), TJ Haws (11.7 ppg), and Yoeli Childs (11.0 ppg).
 
Against the Cougars (BYU leads 5-2)
•  Niagara and BYU have met seven times in their history with all the meetings coming between 1947-1976.
•  One of Niagara's two wins in the series came in the 1953 NIT.
•  Niagara is 0-2 at BYU.
 
Last Meeting – December 11, 1976
BYU 65, Niagara 62
 

The Series	BYU leads 5-2
Last Game	December 11, 1976
	BYU 65, Niagara 62
Last Niagara win	January 2, 1976
	Niagara 75, BYU 60
Last BYU win	December 11, 1976
	BYU 65, Niagara 62
Last Niagara win at BYU	Never
Last BYU win at Home	December 11, 1976
	BYU 65, Niagara 52
Current streak	BYU, W1
Coach Casey vs. BYU	First Meeting

 
Against the WCC
•  Niagara is 4-12 against current members of the West Coast Conference – BYU, Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, San Francisco, and Santa Clara.
•  Niagara's four wins have come against BYU (two), Loyola Marymount, and Santa Clara.
•  This will be Niagara's first meeting with an WCC opponent since defeating Santa Clara on Dec. 27, 2007.