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GAME 13	Niagara Purple Eagles (3-9, 1-0 MAAC) vs. Manhattan Jaspers (5-5, 1-0 MAAC)
DATE | TIME	Sunday, January 5 | 1 PM
LOCATION	Frank and Barbara Layden Court at the Gallagher Center – Niagara University
GAME NOTES	Niagara | Manhattan
SERIES	Manhattan Leads 54-33
STREAK	Manhattan, W3
BROADCAST	ESPN+ - Todd Callen and Susan Roarke
RADIO	107.3 FM/AM 1400 – Pat Malacaro
TICKETS	TicketMaster | Tickets@Niagara.edu | 716-286-8499
LIVE STATS	PurpleEagles.com
TWITTER	@NiagaraMBB
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraMBB

  •  The Purple Eagles opened their MAAC schedule with a 75-66 victory over the Fairfield Stags on January 3. Niagara shot a season-high 45 percent from 3s and tied a season-high in assists with 16.
•  The Purple Eagles are looking to start conference play 2-0 for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
•  NU is 2-1 at home this season and is in search of its third straight home which would be the longest since winning three straight in December 2018.
•  The Purple Eagles have dropped six of the last seven meetings with the Jaspers with the lone win in that span coming at the Gallagher Center on January 24, 2018. The home team in the series has won nine of the last 11 meetings.
  •  Niagara leads the MAAC and is 16th in the nation in free throw percentage (.778).
•  The Purple Eagles, who lead all MAAC teams in turnover margin (3.3) and turnovers per game (11.6), have committed ten turnovers or less in five straight games.
•  Niagara is tied with Quinnipiac in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1) and has had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio in seven straight games.
•  James Towns is 52 points away from reaching the 1,000-point threshold.
•  Marcus Hammond is second in the MAAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2). Hammond leads the Purple Eagles and is seventh in the MAAC in assists per game (3.3).
•  Greg Kuakumensah notched his second double-double of the season with 10 points and a career-best 11 rebounds at Syracuse. He is the first Purple Eagle to record a double-double versus a Power 5 opponent since Matt Scott and Marvin Prochet each had one at nationally-ranked Minnesota on November 15, 2017. Kuakumensah also had career-highs in blocks (3) and in steals (3).
•  James Towns leads the Purple Eagles in scoring with 15 points per game. Towns, who have come off the bench after starting the first four games of the season, has scored in double figures in 10 games, including the last three games.
•  Sophomore guards Raheem Solomon (11.9) and Marcus Hammond (10.8 ppg) are both averaging career-highs in scoring.
•  Nick MacDonald led NU in scoring with a career-high 11 points, including a career-high three 3-pointers, at Syracuse.
•  Greg Kuakumensah has scored in double figures in the last three games, averaging 13 points per contest. Kuakumensah also leads the Purple Eagles in rebounds with 4.3 per game.
•  Six Purple Eagles - MacDonald, Brown, Solomon, Towns, Hammond, Kratholm - are shooting at least 80 percent at the free-throw line.
 
On The Court
Manhattan Jaspers (5-5, 1-0 MAAC)
•  Manhattan went 4-5 in non-conference play and the Jaspers defeated Canisius in their conference opener on Friday, January 3.
•  Tykei Greene is the lone Jasper in double figures scoring at 11.2 points per game.
•  Manhattan leads the MAAC in scoring defense (63.9 ppg), field goal percentage defense (.397), and 3-point field goal defense (.307).
•  Pauly Paulicap is second in the MAAC in blocks per game (1.5).
 
Against The Jaspers (Manhattan Leads 54-33)
•  The Jaspers have won six of the last seven games in the series dating back to January 17, 2016.
•  Niagara is 6-4 in the last 10 home contests dating back to the 2009-10 season.
• Eight of the last nine matchups have been decided by 10 points or less.
 
Last Meeting - February 15, 2019
Manhattan 64, Niagara 60
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Dominic Robb led all scorers with 17 points as the Niagara Purple Eagles were edged in the final minute by the Manhattan Jaspers, falling 64-60 on Friday night.
 

The Series	Manhattan Leads, 54-33
Last Game	February 15, 2019
	Manhattan 64, Niagara 60
Last Niagara win	January 24, 2018
	Niagara 72, Manhattan 63
Last Manhattan win	February 15, 2019
	Manhattan 64, Niagara 60
Last Niagara win at Home	January 24, 2018
	Niagara 72, Manhattan 63
Last Manhattan win at Niagara	February 15, 2019
	Manhattan 64, Niagara 60
Current Streak	Manhattan, W3