Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Ndjonga and the Canisius Golden Griffins host conference foe Niagara

Niagara Purple Eagles (4-12, 1-5 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (8-9, 3-3 MAAC)

Buffalo, New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Niagara faces Canisius in MAAC action Wednesday.

The Golden Griffins have gone 6-1 at home. Canisius gives up 71.2 points and has been outscored by 8.5 points per game.

The Purple Eagles are 1-5 against MAAC opponents. Niagara ranks ninth in the MAAC allowing 74.6 points while holding opponents to 47.2% shooting.

Canisius is shooting 40.4% from the field this season, 6.8 percentage points lower than the 47.2% Niagara allows to opponents. Niagara has shot at a 42.9% rate from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points fewer than the 44.1% shooting opponents of Canisius have averaged.

The Golden Griffins and Purple Eagles match up Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kahlil Singleton is scoring 13.3 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists for the Golden Griffins. Bryan Ndjonga is averaging 11.8 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 36.1% over the last 10 games.

Justin Page is averaging 12.7 points for the Purple Eagles. Justin Hawkins is averaging 7.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Griffins: 4-6, averaging 62.1 points, 32.3 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 5.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.9 points per game.

Purple Eagles: 2-8, averaging 63.7 points, 23.8 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.