Niagara heads east on the I-90 to take on Siena at MVP Arena on Sunday, Feb.The win ties the annual Canal Cup score at 9-9, with another two points available when Niagara heads to the Koessler Athletic Center on March 4 to end the regular season.Niagara scored 30 points in the paint, 12 on second chance efforts and seven on the back end.The game was tied nine times and saw four lead changes.Obioha played 13 minutes off the bench, contributing four point and four boards.Thomasson led NU with five assists, his fifth game this season with five or more helpers.The sophomore also grabbed a team-best six rebounds. Gray led the team in scoring for the fifth time this season.The crowd of 1,564 is the largest for NU this season.
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Moments later following a pair of free throws from Sam Iorio, Thomasson would knock down a 3-pointer off the inbound capping a 12-0 run for NU and giving the Purple Eagles a 72-66 lead.Following the under-four media timeout, Gray would slam one home on a backdoor pass from Thomasson to give NU its first lead since late in the first half.Harlan Obioha would find Gray for a 3-pointer and Thomasson would hit a pull up jumper with 4:27 to go, making it a 66-65 game in favor of the Griffs.The next ten minutes saw Niagara tie the score twice with each time resulting in a Canisius bucket on the other end and the Griffs eventually taking a six-point lead, 66-60.Bryce Moore tied the game at 48 with a 3-pointer from the wing, erasing what was a five-point deficit for Niagara.The Purple Eagles would score the first four points of the half to tie the game at 41.Canisius would outscore the Purple and White 17-7 over the last 5:31 of the half to take a 41-37 advantage into the locker rooms.The Purple Eagles would double up the Griffs, 8-4, over the next three minutes to take a 30-24 lead.By the time the game reached the 8:38 mark of the Griffs tied the game at 22.Aaron Gray and Noah Thomasson combined for ten of NU's 15 during the run to help the Purple Eagles take the lead.The Golden Griffins took an early 7-2 lead before a 15-2 run by the Purple and White that gave Niagara a 17-9 lead over Canisius with 13:19 to go in the half.NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – Sparked by an electric home crowd, the Purple and White used a late 12-0 run to earn a 76-73 win over Battle of the Bridge rival Canisius Friday night in MAAC men's basketball action from the Gallagher Center.Īaron Gray (27) and Noah Thomasson (23) combined for 50 points to lead the way for Niagara who finished the game 25-for-59 from the field, 10-for-24 from 3-point land, and 16-for-21 at the line.
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