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GAME 5
SCORE	Niagara Purple Eagles 81, Fairfield Stags 61
RECORDS	Niagara (2-3, 2-2 MAAC), Fairfield (1-7, 1-3 MAAC)
LEADING SCORERS	Niagara – Marcus Hammond (24), Fairfield – Taj Benning (18)
LOCATION	Gallagher Center

 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles used a 16-2 run in the final minutes to seal an 81-61 win over the Fairfield Stags on Saturday to complete the season sweep.

Game Summary
A day after posting their largest win in the series in 26 seasons, the Purple Eagles surpassed yesterday's win margin by three points to tie their largest win in the series since the 1994-95 season. The Purple Eagles ended the final 3:15 on a 16-2 run to take a six-point lead into a 20-point victory.

The Stags, who trailed since the two-minute mark of the first half, remained in striking distance throughout the second half. After a pair of free throws cut Niagara's lead to six points with 3:31 remaining, the Purple Eagles responded with a flurry. The Purple Eagles posted an 11-0 run in two minutes, going 4-for-4 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line. The run was capped by an example of team ball. It started on the defensive end when Justin Roberts hustled to steal the ball and saved it to a Kobi Nwandu, who pushed the ball up the court to Marcus Hammond who then fed a streaking Jordan Cintron for an uncontested dunk. A Roberts 3-pointer and a Cintron layup concluded the scoring in the run.

The opening stanza was close throughout and witnessed four ties and seven lead changes. Niagara scored the final four points of the first half to erase a one-point deficit for a 37-34 halftime lead.

Eagle's Eye On…

• Marcus Hammond was the catalyst once again for the Purple Eagles. He led the game in scoring with a season-high 24 points, in rebounds with an eight, in assists with three, and steals with three.
• Kobi Nwandu scored a season-high 17 points to be in double figures in four straight games (all league games) and had three assists.
• Jordan Cintron netted 13 points on 6 of 8 shooting, grabbed four rebounds, and had two assists in his second game of the season.
• Justin Roberts tied a season-high in 3-pointers with a game-high three triples which accounted for all of his nine points.

Inside The Numbers

• The Purple Eagles swept the Stags for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
• Niagara's 20-point win is its largest since beating Monmouth, 73-48, on January 26, 2019.
• NU's 20 point win versus Fairfield and is its largest in the series since beating the Stags 79-59 on February 11, 1995
• The Purple Eagles are 11-3 overall, including a 10-2 league record, in home games the last two seasons.   

Up Next

• The Purple Eagles will play the Albany Great Danes on Tuesday, December 22 at 3 p.m.

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