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GAME 19	Niagara Purple Eagles (6-12, 4-3 MAAC) vs. Saint Peter's Peacocks (6-10, 3-4 MAAC)
DATE | TIME	Sunday, January 26 | 2 PM
LOCATION	Yanitelli Center – Jersey City, NJ
GAME NOTES	Niagara | Saint Peter's
SERIES	Niagara Leads 51-35
STREAK	Saint Peter's W3
BROADCAST	ESPN3 – Joe Vasile/Darryl Jacobs
RADIO	WGR 550 AM – Todd Callen
LIVE STATS	SaintPetersPeacocks.com
TWITTER	@NiagaraMBB
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraMBB

   The Niagara Purple Eagles will visit the Saint Peter's Peacocks on Sunday, January 26 at 2 p.m. to wrap up their Garden State road trip.
  •  The Purple Eagles entered their New Jersey road swing on a three-game win streak with victories over Iona, Rider, and Siena by a combined four points.
•  Niagara saw its win streak come to an end against the Monmouth Hawks on January 24.
•  The Purple Eagles are looking to snap a three-game losing streak to the Peacocks which is the longest since dropping four straight from 2009-11.
•  NU and Saint Peter's are tied for the league-high honors in 3-point field goal percentage (.362).
  •  The Purple Eagles lead all MAAC teams in turnover margin (3.3), turnovers per game (10.7), and fewest turnovers (192).  NU ranks 10th in the nation in fewest turnovers and in turnovers per game.
•  Niagara is first in the MAAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1) and had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio in 12 straight games from December 1 to January 19.
•  Marcus Hammond scored a career-high 36 points to lead all scorers at Quinnipiac on January 10. Hammond's 36 points are the most by a Purple Eagle in two seasons and are tied for the most by a MAAC player this season.
•  Marcus Hammond has scored in double figures in seven straight games, including three 20-point games (Quinnipiac, Iona, and Monmouth).
•  NU dished out a season-high 19 assists and had a season-low six turnovers in the win versus Rider on January 17.
•  Niagara is second in the MAAC in free throw percentage (.752) which is the highest percentage since the 2004-05 season (.760).  
•  James Towns is 13 points away from reaching the 1,000-point threshold.
•  Marcus Hammond is second in the MAAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3).
•  NU is shooting a MAAC-leading 43.9 percent from 3-point range in conference games.
•  Marcus Hammond is averaging 18.3 points in league games which are second.
•  Marcus Hammond recorded his first career double-double with a team-high 21 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Monmouth. Hammond joins Raheem Solomon and Greg Kuakumensah, who has three double-doubles, as Purple Eagles with a double-double this season.
•  Raheem Solomon is shooting a MAAC-best 58.3 percent (14-for-24) from 3-point range in MAAC games.
•  Nicholas Kratholm had a career-night at Monmouth. He set career-highs in points with 11 and in rebounds with eight while also blocking a game-high three shots to set a new career-high for blocks.
 
On The Court
Saint Peter's Peacocks (6-10, 3-4 MAAC)
•  The Peacocks have dropped four of their last five contests, including a defeat at Rider on January 24.
•  Saint Peter's leads the MAAC in blocks per game (4.3) with KC Ndefo averaging a league-best 2.7 blocks per game which are 17th in the nation.
•  Two Peacocks - Matthew Lee (48.7 percent) and Doug Edert (48.0 percnet) - rank among the conference leaders in 3-point field goal percentage.
•  Saint Peter's is allowing a MAAC-leading 61.3 points per game in league contests.
 
Against The Peacocks (Niagara Leads 51-35)
•  Eight of the last 12 matchups between the two programs have been decided by six points or less.
•  The Purple Eagles are 4-4 in their last eight trips at Saint Peter's and have lost the last two visits to the Yanitelli Center.
•  Saint Peter's swept the series last season for the first time in eight years and have won the last three meetings for the longest win streak since winning four straight from 2009-11.
 
Last Meeting - February 24, 2019
Saint Peter's 78, Niagara 60
 
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Dominic Robb scored his 1,000th 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.
 

The Series	Niagara Leads 51-35
Last Game	February 24, 2019
	Saint Peter's 78, Niagara 60
Last Niagara win	January 14, 2018
	Niagara 73, Saint Peter's 70
Last Saint Peter's win	February 24, 2019
	Saint Peter's 78, Niagara 60
Last Niagara win at Saint Peter's	January 21, 2017
	Niagara 57, Saint Peter's 55
Last Saint Peter's win at Home	February 24, 2019
	Saint Peter's 78, Niagara 60
Current Streak	Saint Peter's W3