Defense shines as St. Peter's beats Niagara 63-36
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) St. Peter's Peacocks held Niagara Purple Eagles to 36 points on 24.1% shooting en route to a 63-36 win on Sunday. Both marks represented season bests for the Peacocks.
Daryl Banks III had 13 points for St. Peter's, and Jaylen Murray added 9 points.
Hassan Drame had 10 rebounds for St. Peter's (14-11, 12-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Clarence Rupert added nine rebounds.
Niagara totaled 16 points in the first half, a season low for the team.
Marcus Hammond had 14 points and six rebounds for the Purple Eagles (12-15, 7-11).
Noah Thomasson, who was second on the Purple Eagles in scoring coming into the contest with 11 points per game, failed to make a shot (0 of 8).
The Peacocks improve to 2-0 against the Purple Eagles for the season. St. Peter's defeated Niagara 74-68 on Jan. 21.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara 12-15 | 67.4 PPG | 34.7 RPG | 12.2 APG |
| Saint Peter's 14-11 | 67.0 PPG | 38.6 RPG | 12.3 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |