Scores

Final

St. Peter's 55

(6-17, 3-10 MAAC)

Niagara 73

(18-6, 9-3 MAAC)

7:00 PM ET, February 6, 2009

Gallagher Center, Niagara, NY

1 2 T
SPC 27 2855
NIAG 35 3873

Top Performers

St. Peter's: R. Bacon 15 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 Blk

Niagara: D. Williamson 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Stl

Niagara 73, St. Peter's 55

Associated Press

LEWISTON, N.Y. -- Demetrius Williamson tied a career high with 19 points to help Niagara beat St. Peter's 73-55 Friday night.

Williamson made five straight 3-pointers to tie another career best but left the game with 10:33 left. Williamson made a layup for a 52-38 lead and landed hard on the floor after a foul by Ryan Bacon.

Tyrone Lewis had 16 points while Bilal Benn had 13 points and seven rebounds as Niagara (18-6, 9-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) won its fourth straight.

Nick Leon led St. Peter's (6-17, 3-10 MAAC) with 16 points and 9 rebounds while Bacon had 15 points and 7 rebounds.

Niagara led 35-27 at halftime after an early 10-2 run during which Williamson drained a pair of 3-pointers.

The Purple Eagles shot 24-of-56 from the floor for the game and 10-of-24 on 3-pointers.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SPC
NIAG
Points 55 73
FG Made-Attempted 22-57 (.386) 24-56 (.429)
3P Made-Attempted 3-14 (.214) 10-24 (.417)
FT Made-Attempted 8-11 (.727) 15-18 (.833)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 20

Game Leaders

 
SPC
NIAG
PointsN. Leon 16D. Williamson 19
ReboundsN. Leon 9A. Nelson 8
AssistsN. Leon 3A. Nelson 5
StealsA. Gooding 3T. Lewis 6
BlocksR. Bacon 4B. Egemonye 2
Team Stats: St. Peter's | Niagara

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 9, 2009 NIAG 62, @SPC 55Recap
» Feb 6, 2009 @NIAG 73, SPC 55Recap

Next 5 Games

SPC
NIAG
02/08 @CAN 11:30am
02/13 @RID 8:00pm
02/16 MRST 8:00pm
02/21 @YSU 4:35pm
02/27 IONA 7:00pm
 02/08 FAIR 2:00pm
02/12 @CAN 7:30pm
02/14 @FAIR 9:00pm
02/18 @RID 7:00pm
02/20 ILST 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: St. Peter's | Niagara

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Siena16-226-7
Niagara14-426-8
Rider12-619-12
Manhattan9-916-14
Fairfield9-917-15
Iona7-1112-19
Loyola (MD)7-1112-20
St. Peter's8-1011-19
Canisius4-1411-20
Marist4-1410-23
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