GAME 29
SCORE	Saint Peter's Peacocks 78, Niagara Purple Eagles 60
RECORDS	Saint Peter's (8-20, 5-11 MAAC), Niagara (12-17, 5-11 MAAC)
LEADING SCORERS	Saint Peter's – Davauhnte Turner (28) | Niagara – Dominic Robb (17)
LOCATION	Yanitelli Center

 
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Dominic Robb scored his 1,000^th career point and tied the program's career blocks mark while leading the Purple Eagles with 17 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks as NU was defeated by the Saint Peter's Peacocks, 78-60, on Sunday.

Game Summary
After two early lead changes, the Peacocks broke a 4-4 tie with an 8-0 run. A 3-pointer by Marvin Prochet halted the run as Niagara outscored Saint Peter's, 7-2, over the next two minutes. The Peacocks pushed their lead to 14 points after a 17-6 run to lead 31-17 with 6:31 left.  

Niagara gradually chipped away at the deficit in the final five minutes of the half. James Towns began the push with five straight points and Niagara scored the last five points of the half to trail 37-31 at the break.

Niagara trailed 42-35 two minutes into the second half before outscoring the Peacocks 10-4 in a six-minute span. The run started with a 6-0 spurt to cut the lead to 42-41. The Purple Eagles, then, trailed 46-45 with 11:55 remaining after a pair of made free throws by Prochet. However, Saint Peter's seized control of the game on the next possession when Samuel Idowu connected on a 3-pointer to spark a 17-4 run over the next six minutes.

NU cut the lead to 65-55 after 3-pointers by Prochet and James Towns, but the Peacocks outscored the Purple Eagles, 13-5, in the final four minutes of the contest.  

Eagle's Eye On…

• Dominic Robb led the Purple Eagles with 17 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks.
• James Towns scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds in 30 minutes.
• Marvin Prochet scored 11 points to be in double figures for a team-high 22^nd time.
• Marcus Hammond had nine points, three rebounds, a team-high two assists and one steal in his first career start.

 
 
Inside The Numbers

• Dominic Robb joined the 1,000-Point Club in the game. Robb and Joe Arlauckas are the only Purple Eagles in program history with 1,000 career points and 200 career blocks.
• Dominic Robb is now tied for first in career blocks with 220 after swatting three shots.
• Marvin Prochet moved into 22^nd on the career scoring list (1,299).
• Niagara outscored Saint Peter's, 33-10, in bench points.

 
Up Next

• The Purple Eagles will play their final regular season road game of the season against rival Canisius on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
• Coverage of the game will be provided by ESPN3 and by the Niagara Sports Network via WGR 550 AM and www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch. 

 
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