SCORE: Niagara 84, Siena 76
RECORDS: Niagara (8-8, 1-2 MAAC), Siena (4-12, 0-3 MAAC)
LOCATION: Times Union Center
ALBANY, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles earned their first MAAC win of the season with an 84-76 victory at the Siena Saints on Friday night.
Game Summary
Niagara took an early 12-3 lead with the tri-captains – Matt Scott, Marvin Prochet, and Kahlil Dukes – providing the scoring. The Purple Eagles built their largest lead of the first half, 27-17, after four straight points by Dominic Robb. Siena used a 13-3 spurt to tie the game at 30-30 with 2:51 left in the half. However, Niagara answered on its next possession with 3-pointer by Dukes as the Purple Eagles closed the half on a 7-1 run for a 37-31 lead.
Prochet helped the Purple Eagles get off to a fast start to the second half as well, scoring five points for a 42-33 lead, and NU's lead reached double-digits on a Dukes' 3-pointer for a 54-44 lead with 14:33 remaining. After the Saints cut Niagara's lead to 65-62 with 7:34 left, Niagara responded with a 16-5 run to pull away. Dukes started the run with a layup on the Purple Eagles' next possession and followed with an assist on a Prochet 3-pointer. Scott capped the run with a layup for an 81-67 lead with one minute remaining.
Eagle's Eye On…
- Marvin Prochet finished with a team-high 20 points, for his sixth straight game in double figures, and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season and third in the last four games. Prochet added three assists and swatted a game-high three shots.
- Matt Scott scored 18 points while adding six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- Kahlil Dukes tallied 17 points, including a team-high four 3-pointers, and a game-high five assists.
- Dominic Robb had 14 points and chipped in eight rebounds.
Inside The Numbers
- Marvin Prochet is averaging 19 points and 11 rebounds in MAAC games.
- Kahlil Dukes has averaged 20.1 points in three games against Siena, while Matt Scott has averaged 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in the last four meetings with Siena.
- NU tied a season-high in blocks with seven.
- Niagara has won four straight road games for the first time in five seasons.
- This is Niagara's first win at Siena since January 25, 2013.
Up Next
- Niagara visits Marist on Sunday, January 7 at 2 p.m.
- The game will air on the Niagara Sports Network via AM 1400 WWWS and www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch.
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