| EXHIBITION |
| SCORE |
Niagara Purple Eagles 72, Roberts Wesleyan RedHawks 57 |
| LEADING SCORERS |
Niagara – Raheem Solomon (16) | Roberts Wesleyan – Armon Nasseri (14) |
| LOCATION |
Frank and Barbara Layden Court at the Gallagher Center |
| BOX SCORE |
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara University men's basketball team defeated Roberts Wesleyan, 72-57, in its lone tune-up for the 2019-20 season.
Game Summary
Niagara built an early 12-7 lead after a
Marcus Hammond 3-pointer. RWU, then, scored six straight points to take its only lead of the game. The Purple Eagles answered with a 14-4 run behind
Raheem Solomon's five points for a 26-15 lead with six minutes left in the half. The Purple Eagles went into halftime leading 34-26.
The RedHawks cut Niagara's lead to 36-30 three minutes into the second half. On the next possession, Solomon connected on a triple to spark a 9-2 run. From there, Niagara extended its lead with several Purple Eagles contributing.
Italo Cicotti's layup with three minutes remaining gave Niagara's its largest lead of the game at 70-44.
Eagle's Eye On…
- Raheem Solomon scored a game-high 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting from the field.
- Marcus Hammond scored 14 points, including a game-high four 3-pointers.
- James Towns netted 10 points and had a game-high six assists.
- Nick MacDonald scored nine points – all on three-pointers.
Inside The Numbers
- The Purple Eagles led for 38:39.
- 10 Purple Eagles scored in the game.
- NU outscored RWU in points off turnovers (19-6) and in bench points (19-12).
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles tip-off their season at the Drexel Dragons on Friday, November 8 at 7 p.m.
- Coverage of the game will be provided by FlosSports, and by the Niagara Sports Network via WGR 550 AM and www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch.
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