Niagara Purple Eagles at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Niagara holds off Canisius 64-63
Paul McMillan IV hit a 3 to get the Golden Griffins within a point with :38 left but Niagara's Justin Page missed two free throws with :06 left and McMillan missed a layup at the buzzer.
Jaeden Marshall score 18 points, shooting 6 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Purple Eagles (8-13, 3-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jahari Williamson scored 16 points while going 5 of 7 from the floor, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line. Smith shot 5 of 9 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points. The Purple Eagles ended a five-game slide with the win.
McMillan finished with 27 points, four assists and three steals for the Golden Griffins (2-19, 2-8). Dylan Godfrey added 12 points for Canisius. Gianni Thompson had eight points.
These two teams both play Thursday. Niagara visits Merrimack and Canisius visits Quinnipiac.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Niagara Deadball Team Rebound. | 64 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Paul McMillan IV missed Layup. | 64 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Justin Page Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 63 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 24-44 |
| 51.1 | Field Goal % | 54.5 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
| 10-15 | FT | 9-17 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 52.9 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,456 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Merrimack | 14-6 | 1 | 18-15 |
| Marist | 13-7 | 2 | 20-10 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 12-8 | 3 | 23-13 |
| Manhattan | 12-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
| Iona | 12-8 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Sacred Heart | 10-10 | 5 | 15-18 |
| Siena | 9-11 | 6 | 14-18 |
| Rider | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 |
| Fairfield | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Saint Peter's | 7-13 | 8 | 12-16 |
| Niagara | 6-14 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Canisius | 3-17 | 12 | 3-28 |