Niagara Purple Eagles @ Manhattan Jaspers
Williams' 21 points leads Manhattan past Niagara 82-72
NEW YORK -- Rich Williams scored 21 points with eight rebounds and four assists and Manhattan beat Niagara 82-72 on Sunday.
Zane Waterman scored 16 points with nine rebounds and Pauly Paulicap and Zavier Turner each scored 13 while Paulicap grabbed nine rebounds.
Calvin Crawford's 3-pointer put Manhattan up 31-29 and Turner followed with back-to-back 3s during an 11-2 run and the Jaspers never trailed again. Manhattan (13-15, 8-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic) led 43-33 at the break.
Niagara (18-11, 11-5) got within 51-46 on a 3-point play from Greg King with 13:49 left but never got closer. Kahlil Dukes' 3 preceded James Town's layup to cut it to 67-61 with 6:42 left, but Williams' jump shot and Thomas Capuano's 3 sandwiched between a Towns layup made it 72-63.
Dukes led the Purple Eagles with 20 points, Marvin Prochet scored 17, Keleaf Tate and Towns each scored 10 and King grabbed 10 rebounds.
Game Information
Riverdale, NY
Referee:Mike Kitts
Referee:D.J. Carstensen
Referee:Adam Vandenburgh
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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