Niagara Univerisity, NY - Men's basketball fell to Detroit Mercy 70-66 Saturday afternoon at the Gallagher Center.

The visiting Titans improved 2-6 on the season, while the Purple Eagles fell to 2-5.

Justin Page got Niagara their first basket of the contest with a fast-break layup assisted by Reggie Prudhomme to give the Purple Eagles a 2-1 lead.

Zanki hit a crucial three-pointer to tie the game at 13-13, but Detroit Mercy used an early run to build a 19-15 advantage midway through the half.

The Titans grew their lead to 38-29 to end the first half.

The Purple Eagles immediately cut the deficit, with Justin Hawkins scoring on back-to-back possessions to cut the lead to 40-36 early in the half. 

The Purple Eagles' generated a steal by Prudhomme at the 10:49 mark, leading to Drew Larson's three-pointer that cut the lead to 53-47.

Sabino found his rhythm after a quiet first half, scoring 6 of his team-high 6 points in the period, including back-to-back layups.

Prudhomme hit a  three-pointer with 2:59 remaining to cut the deficit to 61-56, and his fast-break layup with 29 seconds left brought Niagara within 65-63 after converting the and-one opportunity.

The Purple Eagles had multiple chances to complete the comeback, but ultimately fell 70-66.

Game Notes

Niagara is now 5-7 all-time against Detroit Mercy

Page led the Purple and White with 15 points

The Purple Eagles had 13 points off of turnovers compared to the Titans seven

Sabino brought down five rebounds to lead Niagara

Up Next

Niagara heads to Siena to open conference play Friday December 7 at 7:00 pm in Loudonville, NY.