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Game 19
Niagara Purple Eagles (10-8, 3-2 MAAC) vs. Saint Peter's Peacocks ()
Sunday, January 14 – 2 p.m.
Frank and Barbara Layden Court at the Gallagher Center
Broadcast: LCTV – Todd Callen
Radio: AM 1400 WWWS – Todd Callen
Online: Niagara Sports Network
 
The Niagara Purple Eagles, winners of three straight, continue their home weekend against the Saint Peter's Peacocks on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
Scene Setter
•  Niagara is 6-2 in its last eight games, including a pair of three-game win streaks.
•  Niagara's 10-8 record is its best record through 18 games since the 2012-13 season.
•  NU is in search of its first four-game win streak since reeling off four straight to conclude the 2014-15 regular season.
•  The Purple Eagles and Peacocks have alternated victories in the last eight meetings.
•  Chris Casey was an assistant coach at Saint Peter's from 1990-98 where he helped the Peacocks to the 1991 and 1995 MAAC Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances. Casey is 4-4 against Saint Peter's as head coach at Niagara.
 
Tipoff Tidbits
•  The Purple Eagles lead the MAAC in points per game (83.7), blocks per game (4.3), and in fewest turnovers per game (10.9).
• Marvin Prochet is averaging a double-double in MAAC games with 13.8 points per game and a MAAC-best 10.8 rebounds per game. He ranks at the top in blocks per game (1.8) and defensive rebounds per game (7.8).
• Matt Scott LEADS the MAAC in scoring (21.7) and minutes per game (35.6), second in rebounds per game (8.0), and eighth in steals per game (1.4).
• Kahlil Dukes is FIRST in the conference in free throw percentage (.899), in 3-point field goal percentage (.430), 3-pointers per game (3.0), and 3-point field goal percentage (.430), and is FOURTH in the NCAA in career active free throw percentage (.906).
•  James Towns has scored in double figures in three of the last four games, including a career-high 18 points against Monmouth.
•  Matt Scott had his MAAC-leading sixth double-double of the season with game-highs in points and in rebounds at Marist. Scott finished with 23 points, for his 12th 20-point game of the season, and had a season-high 15 rebounds. Scott's 16 career double-doubles lead all active MAAC players.
•  The starting lineup of Kahlil Dukes, Chris Barton, Matt Scott, Marvin Prochet and Greg King is 4-0 this season (lineup used the last three games).
 
It Takes Two
•  Matt Scott (21.7) and Kahlil Dukes (20.8) are one of the top scoring pairs in the nation. Scott and Dukes are first and second, respectively, in scoring in the MAAC. The duo is accounting for 51 percent of Niagara's scoring.
•  The duo is the only pair in the NCAA to have 12 20-point games this season.
•  The tandem has scored 20-plus points in the same game eight times this season.
•  The pair ranks atop of the MAAC in total field goals made.
 
On The Court
Saint Peter's Peacocks (8-8, 2-3 MAAC)
•  Saint Peter's was picked eighth in the 2017-18 MAAC Preseason Poll and returns seven letterwinners from last season's team that went 23-12 and won the CIT.
•  Saint Peter's has alternated wins/losses in its last six games (lost previous game).
•  Three Peacocks are averaging double figures, led by preseason All-MAAC Third Team selection Nick Griffin (14.9 ppg), Davauhnte Turner (10.5 ppg), and Samuel Idowu (10.4 ppg).
•  Saint Peter's leads the MAAC in scoring defense (67.1 ppg), defensive field goal percentage (.415), 3-point field goal percentage (.308), and free throw percentage (.761).
   
Against the Peacocks (Niagara leads 50-32)
•  The Purple Eagles are 8-4 in the last 12 meetings with Saint Peter's.
•  Five of the last eight meetings have been decided by less than five points with Niagara going 4-1 in those five games.
 
Last Meeting - February 24, 2017
Saint Peter's 66, Niagara 53
 
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.- Sophomore Dominic Robb scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds as the Niagara Purple Eagles fell behind to the second place Saint Peter's Peacocks, 66-53, on Friday night. 
 

The Series	Niagara leads 50-32
Last Game	February 24, 2017
	Saint Peter's 66, Niagara 53
Last Niagara win	January 21, 2017
	Niagara 57, Saint Peter's 55
Last Saint Peter's win	February 24, 2017
	Saint Peter's 66, Niagara 53
Last Niagara win at Home	January 7, 2016
	Niagara 63, Saint Peter's 61
Last Saint Peter's win at Niagara	February 24, 2017
	Saint Peter's 66, Niagara 53
Current Streak	Saint Peter's, W1