Niagara Purple Eagles @ Saint Peter's Peacocks
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
NIA | 29 | 28 | 57 |
| 33 | 22 | 55 |
Barton's late flurry pushes Niagara past St. Peter's 57-55
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Matt Scott scored 15 points and had eight rebounds and Marvin Prochet totaled 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Niagara to a 57-55 upset win over Saint Peter's on Saturday.
Niagara (6-14, 3-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic) snapped a four-game losing streak while ending the Peacocks' (10-9, 6-3) four-game winning streak. The Purple Eagles won despite shooting 9 for 16 (56 percent) from the free-throw line.
Chris Barton finished with 11 points, his final five coming on a 3-point play with 1:12 left and a layup with 23 seconds to go to put the Purple Eagles up for good, 56-55.
Antwon Portley missed a 3 with three seconds remaining, and Scott made one of two free throws for the game's final margin.
Scott earlier had back-to-back 3s, cutting the Peacocks' lead to 45-44 with 10:37 left to play. St. Peter's led 33-29 at halftime.
Quadir Welton had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Peacocks, Chazz Patterson had 11 and Portley had 10.
Game Information
Jersey City, NJ
Referee:Gary Tracy
Referee:Chris Slattery
Referee:Phil Sallustio Jr.
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic 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 |
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