Long Island University vs Niagara — College Basketball, Dec 1, 2024

Niagara beat Long Island University 60–52 at a neutral site on Dec 1, 2024.

FinalSun, Dec 1Neutral site

Long Island University Sharks

14-14 · 7-9 on the road

52

Niagara Purple Eagles

9-20 · 5-7 at home

60

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
LIU	22	30	52
NIA	27	33	60

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Long Island University Sharks

• Terell StricklandG

  17 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
  5-10 FG

  3-4 3PT
• Malachi DavisG

  15 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
  6-20 FG

  0-6 3PT
• Jalen LeeG

  8 pts · 3 reb
  3-7 FG

  2-5 3PT

Niagara Purple Eagles

• Jahari WilliamsonG

  15 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
  5-10 FG

  3-6 3PT
• Olumide AdelodunF

  12 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
  4-5 FG

  1-2 3PT
• Jhaylon MartinezC

  11 pts · 6 reb
  4-5 FG

Box score◷History

every player+

LIU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Fuller	37	5	4	4	3	0	1	2-6	1-3	0-0	—
Malachi Davis	36	15	5	1	2	0	2	6-20	0-6	3-3	—
Terell Strickland	35	17	5	5	2	0	3	5-10	3-4	4-4	—
Blake Lander	35	3	2	1	3	0	1	1-8	1-5	0-0	—
Shadrak Lasu	25	4	2	0	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	—
Jalen Lee	17	8	3	0	0	0	1	3-7	2-5	0-0	—
Xinyi Li	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	—
Tre'shawn Sheppard	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Jason Steele	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		52	24	11	10	0	10	19-54	7-24	7-7

NIA	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Olumide Adelodun	28	12	6	1	1	0	0	4-5	1-2	3-3	—
Jhaylon Martinez	26	11	6	0	1	1	2	4-5	0-0	3-3	—
Zion Russell	25	4	3	2	0	0	3	1-6	0-2	2-2	—
Justin Page	24	5	0	1	1	1	3	2-4	1-3	0-0	—
Damondre McKnight	13	3	1	2	0	0	1	1-3	1-3	0-0	—
Jahari Williamson	30	15	4	1	2	0	1	5-10	3-6	2-2	—
Jaeden Marshall	23	6	3	1	1	0	2	2-5	0-2	2-5	—
Justice Smith	21	4	5	3	1	1	3	2-5	0-2	0-2	—
Will Shortt	10	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		60	31	11	7	3	15	21-43	6-20	12-17

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

LIUNIA

35.2%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 19-54, home 21-43.

48.8%

29.2%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 7-24, home 6-20.

30.0%

100.0%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 7-7, home 12-17.

70.6%

25

Rebounds

33

7

Offensive rebounds

5

11

Assists

11

11

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

15

10

Steals

7

0

Blocks

3

20

Points in the paint

28

10

Fast-break points

7

18

Fouls?Fewer is better.

12

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 360 (#1 = best)

LIU offensevsNIA defense

LIU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · NIA defense in 4 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

47.8%

#304

53.0%

slight#274

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

17.5%

#332

15.1%

Stronger#171

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

31.8%

#122

27.7%

slight#73

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

20.0%

#313

24.2%

Stronger#194

NIA offensevsLIU defense

NIA offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · LIU defense in 3 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

51.9%

#117

47.7%

Stronger#44

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

16.9%

#308

17.2%

Stronger#52

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

23.6%

#333

27.7%

Stronger#72

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

22.9%

#211Stronger

32.9%

#354

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 360 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

LIUNIA

−1.7 202ndNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions276th −6.9

99.3 320thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions264th 103.5

101.0 41stDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)254th 110.4

65.9 274thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)314th 65.1

Expected pace: about 66 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 360 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  NIA getting to the line

  NIA offense 22.9% (211th) vs LIU defense allowing 32.9% (354th)
  +143 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

FSSMTWTFSGame

LIU

CLT

WIN

LAF

BING

NIA

Back-to-back: 2nd night3 games in 4 nights

FSSMTWTFSGame

NIA

BING

LAF

LIU

Back-to-back: 2nd night3 games in 4 nights

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

LIU · last 10

14-14 · back-to-back

• Nov 30 vs BINGL 70–75
• Nov 29 @ LAFL 56–75
• Nov 25 @ WINL 65–87
• Nov 23 @ CLTW 79–76
• Nov 20 vs COLUL 72–80
• Nov 15 @ CBUL 77–90
• Nov 11 @ AFW 63–54
• Nov 4 @ MISSL 60–90
• Mar 6 @ MRMK2023–24L 66–72
• Feb 29 @ CCSU2023–24L 64–78

2-8 in these

NIA · last 10

9-20 · back-to-back

• Nov 30 @ LAFL 47–59
• Nov 29 @ BINGW 65–62
• Nov 21 @ KENTL 73–76
• Nov 19 @ BGSUL 68–76
• Nov 10 @ DETML 78–84
• Nov 7 @ MSUL 60–96
• Mar 14 @ MRST2023–24L 59–65
• Mar 12 vs SIE2023–24W 67–65
• Mar 9 @ MRST2023–24L 62–63
• Mar 7 @ SIE2023–24W 66–59

3-7 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.