Scott leads Niagara past Army 77-71 on strength of Scott
LEWISTON, N.Y. -- Matt Scott scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Marvin Prochet scored 12 and had a career-high 15 rebounds and Niagara beat Army 77-71 on Monday.
James Towns' 3-pointer with 6:02 left sparked an 11-2 Niagara run and gave the Purple Eagles the lead for good. Scott made a pair of free throws, Towns added another 3 and Prochet dropped a 3 as well.
Army led 40-33 at halftime after a 7-0 run in the half's final minutes after Matthew Wilson's layup and tip-in basket and a 3-pointer from Jacob Kessler.
Niagara went scoreless the final 2 1/2 minutes of the first half and didn't score until Kaleaf Tate's 3 a little more than two minutes into the second half. Thomas Funk made a 3 and Wilson added a layup to put Army (3-4) up 12 during the Purple Eagles' scoreless drought.
Tate finished with 11 points for Niagara.
Jordan Fox led Army with 21 points and Wilson scored 16 with 12 rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kevin Ferguson
- Jason Bradwell
- Jason Mirabito
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| American University | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Army | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Boston University | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Navy | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Colgate | 0-0 | - | 3-10 |
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Quinnipiac | 2-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Merrimack | 2-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Manhattan | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Niagara | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Fairfield | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Siena | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Sacred Heart | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Iona | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Saint Peter's | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Rider | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
| Canisius | 0-2 | 2 | 0-13 |
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