The Niagara Purple Eagles continue their two-game road trip on Saturday, January 19 versus the Quinnipiac Bobcats at 2 p.m.
Scene Setter
• After going 5-2 in December, Niagara is 1-4 through five games in January.
• Niagara split a pair of games last week to open its conference home schedule.
• The Purple Eagles earned their first conference win of the season with a 95-90 victory over the three-time defending MAAC champions Iona Gaels on January 11 to snap a three-game losing streak. Niagara set season-highs in points (95), rebounds (51), field goals made (36) and in 3-pointers made (13).
• Niagara is in search of its first conference road win of the season after falling at Manhattan, Fairfield, and Siena.
• Last season, Niagara led the MAAC in road wins with 10, including six in league play. This season, the Purple Eagles have road wins at Pitt, Wyoming, and Army.
• The Purple Eagles have won the last three meetings versus Quinnipiac with a win at the 2017 MAAC Tournament and two victories last season.
• Niagara erased a 10-point second half deficit with a 25-5 game-changing run over a nine-minute span to win, 81-73, last January for its first win at the TD Bank Sports Center in six tries.
Tipoff Tidbits
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Marvin Prochet, who led the MAAC in rebounds last season, is averaging a conference-leading 8.1 boards per contest. He is averaging a career-high 16.7 points per game which are fifth in the MAAC. He is shooting a career-high 41.8 percent from the 3-point line which is second in the league and a career-high 42.3 percent from the field.
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Dominic Robb leads the MAAC in total blocks (49) and blocks per game (2.7) while ranking fifth and ninth, respectively, in those categories nationally.
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James Towns sits atop of the MAAC in free throw percentage with a career-high 83.2 percent. Towns is also averaging career-high numbers in assists per game (4.5) and in assist/turnover ratio (1.5) which are both fifth in the MAAC.
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Dominic Robb is 15 blocks away from tying Joe Arlauckas ('87) who finished his career with 220 blocks, for first place.
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James Towns scored a game-high 21 points, with 17 coming in the second half, at Siena on January 17 for his second 20-point game of the season.
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Marvin Prochet collected his MAAC-leading seventh double-double with a team-high 20 points and 10 rebounds against Iona on January 11. Prochet has seven double-doubles in 15 games.
• Niagara leads the MAAC in free throw percentage (.749), rebounds per game (37.2), and in defensive rebounds per game (26.7) while placing second in blocks per game (4.1) and turnovers per game (12.1).
On The Court
Quinnipiac Bobcats (8-8, 3-2 MAAC)
• Quinnipiac was edged by Canisius, 65-63, on January 17 after picking up wins against Monmouth and Fairfield.
• Cameron Young leads the MAAC in scoring at 19.6 points per game. Kelly Rich joins Young in double figures with 11.6 points per game.
• The Bobcats lead the MAAC in 3-pointers per game (10.3) and in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.348).
• Five of their eight wins have come at home.
Against The Bobcats (Quinnipiac Leads 9-5)
• The Purple Eagles have won the last three meetings in the series that started during the 2010-11 season.
• Niagara won its first game at Quinnipiac in last season's come from behind victory on January 18, 2018.
Last Meeting - February 8, 2018
Niagara 95, Quinnipiac 76
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles shot a season-high 56.3 percent from the field en route to a 95-76 win over the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Thursday night.
| The Series |
Quinnipiac Leads 9-5 |
| Last Game |
February 8, 2018 |
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Niagara 95, Quinnipiac 76 |
| Last Niagara Win |
February 8, 2018 |
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Niagara 95, Quinnipiac 76 |
| Last Quinnipiac Win |
February 4, 2017 |
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Quinnipiac 89, Niagara 81 |
| Last Niagara Win at Quinnipiac |
January 18, 2018 |
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Niagara 81, Quinnipiac 73 |
| Last Quinnipiac Win at Home |
February 4, 2017 |
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Quinnipiac 89, Niagara 81 |
| Current Streak |
Niagara, W3 |
