Niagara visits Saint John's (NY) after Curbelo's 23-point game

Published Nov. 25, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Niagara Purple Eagles (3-2) at Saint John's (NY) Red Storm (6-0)

New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Saint John's (NY) hosts the Niagara Purple Eagles after Andre Curbelo scored 23 points in Saint John's (NY)'s 76-69 overtime victory over the Syracuse Orange.

The Red Storm have gone 4-0 in home games. Saint John's (NY) is 4- when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.5 turnovers per game.

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The Purple Eagles have gone 0-2 away from home. Niagara ranks second in the MAAC allowing 63.6 points while holding opponents to 41.4% shooting.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Jones is scoring 17.2 points per game and averaging 8.7 rebounds for the Red Storm. AJ Storr is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers for Saint John's (NY).

Noah Thomasson is averaging 14.6 points and 3.2 assists for the Purple Eagles. Aaron Gray is averaging 9.6 points for Niagara.

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

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