GAME 27
SCORE	Niagara Purple Eagles 78, Fairfield Stags 73
RECORDS	Niagara (12-15, 5-9 MAAC), Fairfield (7-20, 4-11 MAAC)
LEADING SCORERS	Niagara – Dominic Robb (23), Fairfield – Landon Taliaferro (18)
LOCATION	Frank and Barbara Layden Court at the Gallagher Center

 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Dominic Robb had a season-high 23 points and Dominik Fragala delivered 13 points off the bench to help give Niagara defeat Fairfield, 78-73, on Sunday to halt a four-game skid.

Game Summary
Sunday's contest between Niagara and Fairfield was a close contest from beginning to end, featuring five ties and 10 lead changes, and with neither team leading by more than eight points. The Stags built an eight-point lead early in the second half before the "Dom Duo" – Dominic Robb and Dominik Fragala – ignited the Purple and White to the win.   
 
Fairfield started the second half in control, to the tune of an 11-4 run, before leading 51-43 with 13 minutes remaining. Facing their largest deficit of the game, the Purple Eagles went on an 8-0 run to tie the score at 51-51. Trailing 59-55 with seven minutes left, 59-55, Fragala entered the game for the first time and made an immediate impact. Fragala, who dropped a career-high 20 points earlier this season at Fairfield, went on a 10-0 run by himself to propel the Purple Eagles ahead, 65-59. Fairfield cut Niagara's lead to 69-67 with 2:46 left, but freshman Raheem Solomon answered with a corner 3-pointer on Niagara's next possession as the Purple Eagles increased their lead to eight points in the final seconds.  
 
The Purple Eagles came out of the gate strong, jumping out to a 12-5 lead within the first four minutes of the half. Despite Niagara's strong shooting, including 4-for-6 from three-point range, Fairfield stayed in the game. Down by eight points, Fairfield went on a 9-0 run to go in front for the first time with under nine minutes to go in the opening half, 22-21. Tied at 25-25, a 5-0 run by Chris Barton pushed the Purple Eagles back in front, 30-25. The Stags bounced back to retake the lead twice before a Robb free throw tied the game at 37-37 as the game went into halftime.
 
Eagle's Eye On…

• Dominic Robb had a game-high 23 points for Niagara, which is also a season-high for the senior. Robb also brought down five rebounds and co-led the team in blocks with two.
• Dominik Fragala, who was successful on all of his career-high six free throw attempts, finished with 15 points for the Purple Eagles.
• Chris Barton had 14 points along with six rebounds for the Purple Eagles. Those are his best figures since recording a career-high 22 points to go alongside seven rebounds against Monmouth on Jan. 26.
• Marvin Prochet had five points for Niagara, while also leading the team in both rebounds and assists with nine and five, respectively. His assist mark is his season-best and ties his career-high he recorded against Canisius on Jan. 23, 2017.

Inside The Numbers

• Dominic Robb's two blocks on Sunday give him 217 for his career, just three blocks away from tying the program record for career blocks (Joe Arlauckas – 220).
• Marvin Prochet, who also had two blocks for Niagara on Sunday, is now seventh in program history in career blocks with 114, surpassing Benson Egemonye (113).
• The Purple Eagles are now 7-1 when shooting better than their opponent from the field this season and 11-3 when leading with five minutes to go.
• Niagara has earned back-to-back home wins in the Gallagher Center against Fairfield for the first time since 2008-10.

 
Up Next

• Niagara starts a three-game road trip starting with a contest against Rider on Friday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
• The game will air on the Niagara Sports Network via 107.3 FM/AM 1400 WWWS and www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch. 

 
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