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Kratholm
Buffalo Bisons
77
Winner Monmouth MU 8-4,8-3 MAAC
67
Niagara Niag 6-9,5-8 MAAC
Winner
Monmouth MU
8-4,8-3 MAAC
77
Final
67
Niagara Niag
6-9,5-8 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Monmouth MU 41 36 77
Niagara Niag 26 41 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

NU Opens Homestand With Defeat To Hawks

GAME 15
SCORE Monmouth Hawks 77, Niagara Purple Eagles 67
RECORDS Monmouth (8-4, 8-3 MAAC) | Niagara (6-9, 5-8 MAAC)
LEADING SCORERS Monmouth – Melik Martin (19), Niagara – Kobi Nwandu (20)
LOCATION Gallagher Center

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Kobi Nwandu notched his second straight 20-point game with a game-high 20 points as the Purple Eagles fell to the Monmouth Hawks, 77-67, on Friday.

Game Summary
The Purple Eagles, who have played seven of their last nine games on the road, returned to the Gallagher Center where they were 3-1 this season to start a stretch of four straight home contests. Niagara welcomed a Monmouth Hawks team that has won four straight games.

Niagara jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but Monmouth outscored NU, 31-10, for a 31-14 lead with four minutes left in the opening half. The Hawks made 9 of 15 shots, including five 3-pointers, during the run that lasted 13 minutes.

Nwandu connected on a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the deficit to 41-26 at the break. The 3-pointer started an 18-8 run for the Purple Eagles as they trailed 49-41 with 14:50 left. However, the Hawks increased their lead back to 17 points with a 10-1 run in three minutes as NU trailed 59-42 with 11 minutes remaining.

Monmouth's lead hovered in double digits until a 7-0 spurt by the Purple Eagles cut the lead to 73-65 with a minute remaining.    

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Kobi Nwandu led all scorers with 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the field and went 7-for-8 at the charity stripe.
  • Nicholas Kratholm snatched a game-high 10 rebounds for his second 10-rebound game of the season and scored 10 points for his first career double-double.  
  • Greg Kuakumensah scored 10 points for the second consecutive game.
  • Raheem Solomon added 10 points in 16 minutes.

Inside The Numbers
  • The Purple Eagles dished out a season-high 16 assists while only committing nine turnovers.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles wrap up the series with Monmouth on Saturday at 4 p.m.
  • Coverage of the game will be provided by ESPN3 and by the Niagara Sports Network via 107.3 FM/AM 1400 and www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch.

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