| GAME 11 |
| SCORE |
Niagara Purple Eagles 78, Army West Point Black Knights 66 |
| RECORDS |
Niagara (6-5), Army (5-8) |
| LEADING SCORERS |
Niagara - James Towns (19) | Army – Jordan Fox/Alex King (12) |
| LOCATION |
Christl Center |
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles poured in 51 second half points on their way to a 78-66 victory against the Army West Point Black Knights on Saturday afternoon.
Game Summary
An 18-3 run midway through the second half allowed the Purple Eagles to seize control of a tightly-contested matchup.
Marvin Prochet's four points in eight seconds to open the second half sparked a furious back-and-forth affair featuring 13 lead changes in a seven-minute span. Prochet connected on a baseline jumper, then stole the inbound pass and scored a layup to put the Purple Eagles ahead, 31-29.
The lead continued to flip over the next seven minutes with the final lead change occurring at the 13:20 mark. Trailing 46-45,
Dominic Robb drained a jumper to spark a 9-0 run. Prochet hit a 3-pointer, followed by baskets by Robb and an acrobatic tip-in by
James Towns for a 54-46 lead with 12 minutes remaining.
The Black Knights scored six straight points to cut the lead to 54-52 with 10:53 left, before the Purple Eagles exploded with an 18-3 run, including 11 straight points, in a seven-minute span. Niagara made 8 of 12 shots from the field, including two 3-pointers, with
Marcus Hammond leading the way with eight points. Defensively, the Purple Eagles held the Cadets without a made field goal (0-for-10) and had two steals during the stretch. A Towns layup at the 2:56 mark gave the Purple Eagles the largest lead of the game at 72-55.
The Black Knights led 12-4 after five minutes as the Purple Eagles went 1-for-10 from the field; Niagara began to heat up as the half progressed. A
Keleaf Tate layup cut the lead to 19-18 before Army went on a 6-0 run. However, the Purple Eagles surged ahead for their first lead of the game with a 9-1 run, powered by Tate's five points, at 27-26 with one minute left in the half. Army's Jordan Fox made a 3-pointer to take a 29-27 lead into halftime.
Eagle's Eye On…
- James Towns scored a game-high 19 points, including 16 in the second half. He led the team in assists with five and grabbed six boards.
- Dominic Robb netted 13 points, had four rebounds, and three blocks.
- Marvin Prochet scored 15 points, grabbed nine rebounds, swatted three shots, and had two steals.
- Greg King grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds.
- Marcus Hammond scored 8 points on 3-for-4 shooting from the field.
- Keleaf Tate had a game-high three steals to go along with nine points.
Inside The Numbers
- Niagara's 51 second half points are the most this season.
- The Purple Eagles had season-highs in steals (7), field goals made (30), and in rebounds (45), while their 78 points, 47.6 field goal percent, and six blocks are the second highest this season.
- Dominic Robb had his eighth 3-block game of the season and 29th in his career.
- Niagara improves to 2-4 when trailing at halftime
- The Purple Eagles handed the Cadets their first home loss of the season (4-1).
- Niagara has won three straight versus Army, including in consecutive seasons.
- After scoring a total of nine points in 9 games, Marcus Hammond has scored 17 points in his last two games.
- There were 15 lead changes and four ties.
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