NIAGARA UNIV. — Dominic Robb led Niagara with a season-high 18 points and tied a career-high with four blocks to help power the Purple Eagles to a 65-61 win over the Norfolk State Spartans on Saturday.
Three blocks by Dominic Robb in the first five minutes set the tone defensively for the Purple Eagles. Robb and Matt Scott combined to score seven points as the Purple Eagles led 15-8 after eight minutes. The Spartans used a 12-4 run to take their first lead of the game, 20-19, with 6:54 left in the half. The rest of the half had three ties and five lead changes with the score deadlock at 30-30 at the break.
The Purple Eagles regained the lead for good, 36-34, on a Robb layup at 16:56 on the clock. Niagara, which made clutch plays at both ends of the floor, eventually had the game’s largest lead, 58-49, with 4:37 remaining.
The Purple Eagles kept their composure in the final minutes when Norfolk State went on a 12-4 run to decrease Niagara’s lead to 62-61 with 32 seconds left. After James Towns made one of two free throws, the Purple Eagles came up with the stop of the game on the Spartans’ next possession when Kahlil Dukes intercepted a pass with four seconds remaining. Dukes iced the game at the free-throw line, draining a pair to improve to 29-for-30 at the line this season.
The Niagara Purple Eagles head back on the road to play the Youngstown State Penguins at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The game will air on WGR 550 AM and PurpleEagles.com.
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