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GAME 5	Niagara Purple Eagles (2-2, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers (2-3, 0-0 NEC)
DATE | TIME	Saturday, November 24 | 7 PM
LOCATION	Frank and Barbara Layden Court at the Gallagher Center – Niagara University
GAME NOTES	Niagara | Saint Francis Brooklyn
SERIES	Niagara Leads 15-4
MTE	Fort Myers Tip-Off Classic
BROADCAST	Niagara Sports Network
RADIO	WBEN 930 AM
LIVE STATS	SIDEARM
TWITTER	@NiagaraMBB
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraMBB

 
The Niagara Purple Eagles will conclude play in the Fort Myers Tip-Off Niagara Regional on Saturday against the Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers.
 
Scene Setter
•  The Purple Eagles are back in the Gallagher Center after a two-game road swing as part of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. The Purple Eagles began play in the Fort Myers Tip-Off with a defeat to 2018 Final Four participant Loyola Chicago on November 14, but bounced back with a solid performance to beat Wyoming on November 16.
•  Niagara opened the regional with a 74-68 setback against the Grambling State Tigers on Friday.
•  Niagara opened the season with a victory at home as Chris Casey improved to 4-2 in home openers with victories over Buffalo (2013), Brown (2015), Alabama A&M (2017) and St. Bonaventure (2018).
 
Tipoff Tidbits
•  Marvin Prochet was named MAAC Player of the Week on November 19 after posting three consecutive double-doubles to open the season while averaging team-highs in points (19.0 ppg) and in rebounds (11.0 rpg).
•  Marvin Prochet notched his fourth straight double-double after posting game-highs in points (23) and in rebounds (12), which both tied season-high marks, in the defeat to Grambling State on November 23. The four straight double-doubles are the longest streak by a Purple Eagle since Benson Egemonye had four straight during the 2008-09 season. Prochet has 13 career double-doubles, including 16 career 10-rebound games.
•  Marvin Prochet is 35 points away from becoming the 47th member of the 1,000 point club.
•  Dominic Robb established a new career-high in blocks with eight, including seven in the first half, which are tied for the second most blocks in a game in program history. The eight blocks are also tied for second most in the nation this season. Robb has three of the top-8 most blocks in a game in Niagara history.
•  Dominic Robb blocked three shots at Wyoming, his 24th career 3-block game, to move into fourth on the career blocks list. 
•  Dominic Robb leads the MAAC in total blocks (17) and blocks per game (4.3) while ranking second in the nation in blocks per game and 10th in total blocks.
•  Keleaf Tate established a new career-high in points with 17, had a game-high three steals which are a career-high, and shared team-high marks in assists with three versus St. Bonaventure.
•  James Towns set a season-high in points, scoring a game-high 19 points with 14 coming in the second half, and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds at Loyola Chicago.
•  Freshman Raheem Solomon scored his first career points with a 3-pointer on his way to 12 points, including a team-high 10 points in the second half, at Wyoming.
•  The Purple Eagles received four votes in this week's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll.
 
Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers (2-3, 0-0 NEC)
•  Saint Francis Brooklyn returns nine letterwinners from last season's team that went 13-18 overall and 10-8 in the NEC for a fifth place finish in the conference.
•  Three Terriers are averaging double figures – Jalen Jordan (16.8 ppg), Chauncey Hawkins (11.0 ppg), and Glenn Sanabria (10.0 ppg).
•  Saint Francis Brooklyn are 2-3 on the season with wins over Medgar Evers and at Lafayette. All three defeats have come against opponents in the Fort Myers Tip-Off (Boston College, Richmond, and IUPUI).
•  Saint Francis Brooklyn is second in the conference in scoring defense (69.0 ppg), scoring margin (8.8), turnover margin (+2.8), 3-point field goals per game (9.5), and 3-point field goal defensive percentage (.297).
 
Against the Terriers (Niagara leads 15-4)
•  Niagara leads the all-time series which started in the 1920s.
•  The Purple Eagles and Terriers will meet for the first time since the 1991-92 season.
 

The Series	Niagara leads, 15-4
Last Game	November 26, 1991
	Niagara 79, St. Francis 59
Last Niagara win	November 26, 1991
	Niagara 79, St. Francis 59
Last St. Francis Brooklyn win	February 18, 1967
	St. Francis 81, Niagara 72
Last Niagara win vs. St. Francis Brooklyn	November 26, 1991
	Niagara 79, St. Francis 59
Last St. Francis Brooklyn win at Niagara	Never
Current streak	Niagara, W6
Coach Casey vs. St. Francis Brooklyn	First Meeting