Fairfield at Niagara 2/17/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Fairfield Stags visit Gallagher Center in Niagara Falls, New York on Sunday to play the Niagara Purple Eagles. Fairfield fell to 7-19 overall and 4-10 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play following its 72-68 loss to Canisius. Fairfield cut a seven-point deficit to two with less than a minute to play but came no closer. Jesus Cruz led Fairfield with 18 points.

Niagara dropped to 11-15 overall and 4-9 in MAAC play following its 64-60 loss to Manhattan on Friday. The Purple Eagles lost both games this season to the Jaspers. Dominic Robb led the Purple Eagles in the loss with 17 points. Niagara is 0-4 SU in its last 4 overall. Landon Taliaferro leads the Stags in scoring with an average of 11.7 points per game. The second leading scorer and leader in assists is Neftali Alvarez with averages of 11.4 points and 3.3 assists per game. Jonathan Kasibabu leads the team in rebounding with an average of 7.5 per game. Fairfield is shooting 43.3% from the field and 33.9% from 3-point territory.

Marvin Prochet leads the Purple Eagles in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. James Towns is the leader in assists with an average of 3.9 per game. Niagara is shooting 42.1% from the field and 35.6% from 3-point territory.