Dickerson and Niagara host Saint Bonaventure

Updated Dec. 17, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Niagara Purple Eagles (1-6) at Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (3-6)

Olean, New York; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Niagara visits Saint Bonaventure after Marlie Dickerson scored 22 points in Niagara's 89-73 loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes.

The Bonnies have gone 2-2 in home games. Saint Bonaventure has a 2-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Purple Eagles are 0-4 on the road. Niagara is 1-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 28.0 turnovers per game.

Saint Bonaventure is shooting 37.8% from the field this season, 15.5 percentage points lower than the 53.3% Niagara allows to opponents. Niagara averages 63.1 points per game, 4.7 fewer than the 67.8 Saint Bonaventure allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dani Haskell averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bonnies, scoring 14.6 points while shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc.

Dickerson is averaging 11.9 points and two steals for the Purple Eagles.

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

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