Niagara vs. St. Peter's: Full Game Preview
By on January 10, 2013
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Niagara
(7-8, 1-7 away)
St. Peter's
(6-8, 3-5 home)
Venue: Yanitelli Center
7:00PM ET / 4:00PM PT, January 11, 2013
Team Leaders
| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara | A Mason 18.4 | A Tanksley 6.2 | J Green 4.7 |
| St. Peter's | D Washington 15.3 | Y Raymond 5.1 | B Ffrench 5.5 |
Niagara has an advantage in a single key statistical area, scoring, where the Purple Eagles have an edge over the Peacocks, 74 points per game to 61 points per game.
St. Peter's StatSmack
- The Niagara scoring leader (Antoine Mason) has more points than the St. Peter's scoring leader (Desi Washington).
- Niagara players are more experienced than St. Peter's players (13,064 minutes played vs 12,374 minutes played).
- Keep filling up on cupcakes. Niagara has a stronger schedule than St. Peter's this season (SOS Rank: #58 vs #171).
- Juan`ya Green is ranked 8th in the MAAC in points and 4th in the MAAC in assists.
- Even computers respect Niagara more. We have a better RPI this season than St. Peter's (RPI: #145 vs #177).
- Niagara beat St. Peter's by 3 points the last time they played (Feb 24, 2012).
- People just expect us to beat you. Niagara has been the favorite 8 out of the last 10 times.
- It must sting. Niagara has blown out St. Peter's by 20 points or more on 4 occasions since 2001.
- The Niagara basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than St. Peter's (91% vs 70%).
- Niagara University isn't as congested as Jersey City (population is significantly lower).
| NU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | Juan`ya Green | 37 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| B- | Antoine Mason | 35 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Ameen Tanksley | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Devon White | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C- | T.J. Cline | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | Marvin Jordan | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Tahjere McCall | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | Joe Thomas | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | L. Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Malcolm Lemmons | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | S. Gillette | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Skylar Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SPC Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| C+ | Desi Washington | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | Blaise Ffrench | 33 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| C | Yvon Raymond | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| C | Darius Conley | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C- | Chris Burke | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D+ | Karee Ferguson | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D+ | Markese Tucker | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Patrick Jackson | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Chris Prescott | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Chazz Patterson | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Elias Desport | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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