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

Rider Broncs @ Niagara Purple Eagles

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 -

Data is currently unavailable.

NCAA Division I

Metro Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Iona	0-0	-	1-0
Sacred Heart	0-0	-	1-0
Fairfield	0-0	-	0-0
Canisius	0-0	-	0-1
Manhattan	0-0	-	0-1
Marist	0-0	-	0-1
Merrimack	0-0	-	0-1
Mount St. Mary's	0-0	-	0-1
Niagara	0-0	-	0-1
Quinnipiac	0-0	-	0-1
Rider	0-0	-	0-1
Saint Peter's	0-0	-	0-1
Siena	0-0	-	0-1

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Baylor and UAPB meet in non-conference showdown

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