Niagara Purple Eagles vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers

Jan 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIA	36	34	70
SHU	34	37	71

Game Recap

Gittens scores 19, Sacred Heart knocks off Niagara 71-70. Dashon Gittens' 19 points helped Sacred Heart defeat Niagara 71-70 on Saturday.

Player Stats

NIAGARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Will Shortt	28	6-9	0-0	1-2	13	0	0	0	1	2	13
1Reggie Prudhomme	31	1-5	0-2	0-1	2	1	1	0	1	2	2
10Landon Williams	12	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3
5Justin Page	34	6-9	1-3	0-0	1	4	0	0	4	2	13
12Josiah Sabino	32	4-9	1-3	0-0	13	3	1	1	1	0	9
0Justin Hawkins	29	4-6	1-2	0-2	0	5	1	0	2	3	9
11Vice Zanki	20	8-12	3-6	0-0	2	2	3	0	0	2	19
8Kabeya Tshibangu	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Trenton Walters	13	1-2	0-1	0-2	1	4	1	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	-	31-5358.5%	7-1838.9%	1-714.3%	32	19	7	1	13	13	70

SACRED HEART	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Yann Farell	31	1-6	1-4	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	3	3
7Anquan Hill	37	7-12	2-5	3-5	4	2	0	0	1	0	19
3Mekhi Conner	31	2-9	1-6	2-2	3	7	4	0	2	1	7
2Nyle Ralph-Beyer	33	6-8	2-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	14
5Dashon Gittens	35	7-13	2-6	3-5	5	6	0	0	3	3	19
23Lucius Gibson-Savadel	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
13Fallou Gueye	13	1-4	1-2	3-4	1	0	0	0	1	3	6
4Jaden Slaughter	15	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3

TOTAL	-	25-5446.3%	10-2737.0%	11-1668.8%	18	17	7	0	9	13	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIASHU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Sacred Heart.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Niagara.
(19:48) Mekhi Conner bad pass turnover.
(19:48) Reggie Prudhomme Steal.
(19:20) Reggie Prudhomme misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:19) Will Shortt Offensive Rebound.
(19:12) Justin Page misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:10) Mekhi Conner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:01) Nyle Ralph-Beyer makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Dashon Gittens assists).
02
+2 (18:38) Josiah Sabino makes driving layup.
22
(18:20) Foul on Landon Williams.
+1 (18:20) Dashon Gittens makes free throw 1 of 2.
23
(18:20) Dashon Gittens misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:19) Josiah Sabino Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:09) Will Shortt makes layup (Justin Page assists).
43
(17:57) Yann Farell misses 10-foot step back jumpshot.
(17:55) Josiah Sabino Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Will Shortt misses 5-foot hook shot.
(17:27) Will Shortt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:27) Will Shortt makes 0-foot tip in layup.
63
+2 (17:12) Nyle Ralph-Beyer makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Anquan Hill assists).
65
+3 (16:48) Landon Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Reggie Prudhomme assists).
95
(16:23) Anquan Hill misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(16:19) Josiah Sabino Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Foul on Landon Williams.
(16:14) Landon Williams turnover.
+3 (15:52) Yann Farell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dashon Gittens assists).
98
+2 (15:19) Vice Zanki makes layup (Justin Page assists).
118
(15:02) Mekhi Conner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Josiah Sabino Block.
(14:58) Sacred Heart Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:50) Anquan Hill makes 7-foot hook shot.
1110
+3 (14:21) Josiah Sabino makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justin Page assists).
1410
+3 (14:06) Dashon Gittens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mekhi Conner assists).
1413
+3 (13:45) Vice Zanki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josiah Sabino assists).
1713
+3 (13:38) Dashon Gittens makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mekhi Conner assists).
1716
(13:24) Vice Zanki misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:24) Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (13:08) Trenton Walters makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
1916
(12:49) Mekhi Conner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:46) Vice Zanki Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:28) Vice Zanki makes layup (Justin Hawkins assists).
2116
+2 (12:10) Nyle Ralph-Beyer makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Yann Farell assists).
2118
(11:55) Trenton Walters bad pass turnover.
(11:38) Yann Farell misses 11-foot jumper.
(11:34) Vice Zanki Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) Landon Williams bad pass turnover.
(11:27) Jaden Slaughter Steal.
(11:08) Fallou Gueye bad pass turnover.
(11:08) Trenton Walters Steal.
(10:42) Vice Zanki misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:39) Lucius Gibson-Savadel Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Fallou Gueye misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:17) Josiah Sabino Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Foul on Lucius Gibson-Savadel.
+2 (9:55) Will Shortt makes layup (Justin Hawkins assists).
2318
+3 (9:26) Nyle Ralph-Beyer makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2321
(8:58) Foul on Fallou Gueye.
+3 (8:32) Justin Hawkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trenton Walters assists).
2621
+3 (8:15) Jaden Slaughter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dashon Gittens assists).
2624
+3 (7:47) Justin Page makes 23-foot three point jumper (Justin Hawkins assists).
2924
(7:35) Foul on Justin Hawkins.
(7:35) Anquan Hill misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:35) Sacred Heart Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:35) Anquan Hill misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:33) Will Shortt Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Foul on Yann Farell.
(7:02) Will Shortt misses layup.
(7:02) Dashon Gittens Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Foul on Will Shortt.
+1 (6:42) Anquan Hill makes free throw 1 of 2.
2925
+1 (6:42) Anquan Hill makes free throw 2 of 2.
2926
+2 (6:22) Will Shortt makes 3-foot hook shot (Trenton Walters assists).
3126
(6:00) Dashon Gittens misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:53) Will Shortt Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Trenton Walters misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:33) Anquan Hill Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Yann Farell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:23) Trenton Walters Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Justin Hawkins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:00) Mekhi Conner Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Anquan Hill traveling turnover.
(4:33) Josiah Sabino misses driving layup.
(4:31) Anquan Hill Defensive Rebound.
(4:14) Foul on Justin Hawkins.
(4:14) Dashon Gittens misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:14) Sacred Heart Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:14) Dashon Gittens makes free throw 2 of 2.
3127
(4:00) Justin Page bad pass turnover.
(4:00) Mekhi Conner Steal.
(3:59) Foul on Justin Page.
(3:43) Yann Farell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:39) Dashon Gittens Offensive Rebound.
(3:39) Dashon Gittens misses tip in layup.
(3:38) Josiah Sabino Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:25) Vice Zanki makes 28-foot three point jumper (Trenton Walters assists).
3427
+2 (3:13) Mekhi Conner makes driving layup.
3429
(2:44) Will Shortt misses layup.
(2:42) Dashon Gittens Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Anquan Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:22) Josiah Sabino Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Josiah Sabino misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(1:54) Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:54) team shot clock turnover .
(1:32) Dashon Gittens bad pass turnover.
(1:32) Josiah Sabino Steal.
(1:32) Foul on Dashon Gittens.
(1:02) Reggie Prudhomme misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:59) Anquan Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:47) Nyle Ralph-Beyer makes driving layup.
3431
+2 (0:29) Justin Hawkins makes layup (Josiah Sabino assists).
3631
+3 (0:04) Anquan Hill makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dashon Gittens assists).
3634

2nd half

Team Stats

NIA

SHU

70Points71

31-53(58.5%)Field Goal(%)25-54(46.3%)

7-18(38.9%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

1-7(14.3%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

33(5)Rebounds(Offensive)23(4)

19Assists17

7Steals7

1Blocks0

14Turnovers9

13(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

13Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 12:00 PM

William H. Pitt Center · Fairfield, CT

attendance: 930 (45.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SHU -9.5

over/under: 139.5