Rider Broncs @ Niagara Purple Eagles

MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP

19-11, 13-5 Metro

Final

	1	2	T
Rider RID	30	29	59
Niagara NIA	42	39	81

Niagara Purple EaglesNiagaraNIA

20-9, 13-5 Metro

Niagara breaks 34-year NCAA Tournament drought

Juan Mendez scored 27 points to help Niagara clinch its first NCAA tournament berth in 35 years with an 81-59 win over Rider in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship game on Monday.

Mar 8, 2005, 12:58 pm -

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NCAA Division I

Metro Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Merrimack	17-3	-	23-11
Saint Peter's	14-6	3	17-12
Siena	13-7	4	23-12
Marist	12-8	5	19-12
Quinnipiac	12-8	5	19-13
Fairfield	11-9	6	21-13
Mount St. Mary's	11-9	6	15-17
Iona	10-10	7	18-14
Sacred Heart	9-11	8	14-19
Manhattan	8-12	9	12-20
Canisius	5-15	12	10-21
Niagara	5-15	12	8-22
Rider	3-17	14	4-25

Men's College Basketball News

Micah Gordon becomes Creighton's highest-ranked recruit ever

Point guard Micah Gordon, No. 30 in the SC Next 100, becomes the highest-ranked recruit to ever commit to Creighton.

Antonio Pemberton, top 10 PG in '27 class, commits to Michigan St.

Antonio Pemberton, the No. 8 ranked point guard in the SC Next 100 for the Class of 2027, has committed to Michigan State, he told ESPN on Friday.

Michael Sweetney, who played for Hoyas, Knicks, Bulls, dies at 43

Michael Sweetney, who played four seasons in the NBA with the Knicks and Bulls after a standout college career at Georgetown, has died. He was 43.

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