Niagara Purple Eagles vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIA	30	16	46
WVU	43	48	91

Game Recap

Freshman Miles Sadler has 16 points and 9 assists to lead West Virginia over Niagara 91-46. Freshman Miles Sadler scored 16 points to go with nine assists and led six in double-figure scoring as West Virginia rolled to a 91-46 victory over Niagara on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.

Player Stats

NIAGARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Fidel Rotta	15	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	1	0	1	2	3	0
13Samuele Miccoli	15	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	5	4	2
0Ruey Ruey	26	2-5	1-1	0-0	5	2	2	0	1	0	5
8Bastien Rieber	28	2-5	2-4	0-1	5	2	0	0	4	2	6
4Logan Woods	27	5-8	2-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2	12
24Daniel Emokhare	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
12Brian Angeletti	8	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5
1Vukasin Todorovic	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
77Tae Blackshear	14	1-6	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
9Gael Dalmau	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Trenton Walters	18	2-5	1-3	0-1	3	0	0	0	2	2	5
10Cole Farrell	24	4-8	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	4	2	8

TOTAL	-	19-4542.2%	8-2040.0%	0-40.0%	21	9	2	4	22	16	46

WEST VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Brenen Lorient	24	4-7	3-5	2-2	5	1	1	0	0	1	13
14Mouhamed Sylla	17	5-5	0-0	0-2	7	1	3	1	2	3	10
1Miles Sadler	28	6-14	1-6	3-4	2	9	3	0	3	0	16
7Seydou Traore	15	2-4	1-2	0-1	2	3	1	0	0	3	5
11Finley Bizjack	24	2-8	1-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	1	11
24Max Olejasz	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Javan Buchanan	21	4-7	1-2	2-3	6	0	0	0	0	0	11
5Amadou Seini	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	3	4
85Aliou Dioum	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
23Jelani McKoy	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
4Keonte Greybear	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Martin Somerville	22	4-5	3-4	1-3	3	2	3	0	0	2	12
3Joson Sanon	20	3-7	3-6	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	0	9
TOTAL	-	32-6152.5%	13-3043.3%	14-2263.6%	36	17	13	2	8	14	91

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIAWVU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by West Virginia.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Niagara.
(19:36) Miles Sadler misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:29) Bastien Rieber Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:06) Ruey Ruey makes 24-foot three point jumper.
30
(18:49) Brenen Lorient misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(18:45) Bastien Rieber Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) Logan Woods bad pass turnover.
(18:33) Mouhamed Sylla Steal.
(18:27) Finley Bizjack misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:25) Niagara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:08) Samuele Miccoli makes driving layup.
50
+3 (17:45) Brenen Lorient makes 23-foot three point jumper (Seydou Traore assists).
53
(17:31) Logan Woods misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:28) Mouhamed Sylla Defensive Rebound.
(17:24) Foul on Samuele Miccoli.
+2 (17:13) Brenen Lorient makes layup (Miles Sadler assists).
55
(17:02) Bastien Rieber bad pass turnover.
(17:02) Brenen Lorient Steal.
(16:56) Miles Sadler bad pass turnover.
(16:56) Ruey Ruey Steal.
+3 (16:50) Bastien Rieber makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ruey Ruey assists).
85
(16:50) Foul on Finley Bizjack.
(16:50) Bastien Rieber misses free throw 1 of 1.
(16:48) Javan Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Joson Sanon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:26) Ruey Ruey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:19) Cole Farrell makes 5-foot dunk.
105
(16:04) Javan Buchanan misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:00) Joson Sanon Offensive Rebound.
(15:57) Miles Sadler bad pass turnover.
(15:57) Ruey Ruey Steal.
(15:39) Bastien Rieber misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:36) Miles Sadler Defensive Rebound.
(15:31) Miles Sadler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:27) Bastien Rieber Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:07) Logan Woods makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ruey Ruey assists).
135
(14:45) Foul on Fidel Rotta.
(14:45) Finley Bizjack misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:45) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:45) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
136
+3 (14:25) Brian Angeletti makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bastien Rieber assists).
166
(13:57) Foul on Bastien Rieber.
(13:46) Foul on Logan Woods.
+1 (13:46) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
167
+1 (13:46) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
168
(13:29) Samuele Miccoli bad pass turnover.
(13:29) Martin Somerville Steal.
(13:16) Miles Sadler bad pass turnover.
(13:01) Bastien Rieber bad pass turnover.
(13:01) Miles Sadler Steal.
+2 (12:57) Miles Sadler makes driving layup.
1610
(12:37) Bastien Rieber misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:34) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:26) Javan Buchanan makes layup (Miles Sadler assists).
1612
(11:52) Cole Farrell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:49) Mouhamed Sylla Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:41) Mouhamed Sylla makes 7-foot jumper (Brenen Lorient assists).
1614
(11:19) Cole Farrell bad pass turnover.
(11:19) Seydou Traore Steal.
+2 (11:14) Miles Sadler makes driving layup (Seydou Traore assists).
1616
(11:13) Niagara Timeout.
(11:10) Samuele Miccoli bad pass turnover.
(11:10) Martin Somerville Steal.
+2 (10:59) Mouhamed Sylla makes 3-foot dunk (Miles Sadler assists).
1618
(10:30) Samuele Miccoli bad pass turnover.
(10:30) Mouhamed Sylla Steal.
+2 (10:25) Miles Sadler makes driving layup.
1620
(10:05) Tae Blackshear misses 15-foot jumper.
(10:00) Mouhamed Sylla Defensive Rebound.
(9:48) Seydou Traore misses layup.
(9:48) Vukasin Todorovic Block.
(9:45) Seydou Traore Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:45) Seydou Traore makes layup.
1622
(9:45) Foul on Samuele Miccoli.
(9:44) Seydou Traore misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:44) Ruey Ruey Defensive Rebound.
(9:19) Ruey Ruey misses 17-foot jumper.
(9:14) Mouhamed Sylla Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:10) Miles Sadler makes driving layup.
1624
(8:46) Cole Farrell misses 13-foot jumper.
(8:43) Brenen Lorient Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:32) Brenen Lorient makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mouhamed Sylla assists).
1627
+3 (8:05) Trenton Walters makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1927
+2 (7:45) Finley Bizjack makes driving layup.
1929
(7:30) Foul on Seydou Traore.
+2 (7:21) Ruey Ruey makes 4-foot dunk (Logan Woods assists).
2129
(7:10) Foul on Amadou Seini.
(7:10) Amadou Seini turnover.
(6:54) Foul on Fidel Rotta.
(6:54) Fidel Rotta turnover.
(6:35) Finley Bizjack misses driving layup.
(6:32) Bastien Rieber Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Foul on Amadou Seini.
(6:17) Fidel Rotta misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:17) Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:16) Fidel Rotta misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:14) Javan Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:04) Javan Buchanan makes layup.
2131
(6:04) Foul on Fidel Rotta.
+1 (6:04) Javan Buchanan makes free throw 1 of 1.
2132
(5:45) Bastien Rieber bad pass turnover.
+3 (5:32) Joson Sanon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Miles Sadler assists).
2135
(4:57) Trenton Walters misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:54) Brenen Lorient Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) Joson Sanon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:40) Bastien Rieber Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:37) Logan Woods makes layup.
2335
(4:07) Joson Sanon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:06) Trenton Walters Defensive Rebound.
(4:06) Foul on Martin Somerville.
(3:52) Bastien Rieber bad pass turnover.
(3:52) Miles Sadler Steal.
(3:47) Martin Somerville misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:41) Joson Sanon Offensive Rebound.
(3:38) Miles Sadler misses driving layup.
(3:34) Ruey Ruey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:29) Bastien Rieber makes 23-foot three point jumper (Logan Woods assists).
2635
(3:28) West Virginia Timeout.
(3:14) Javan Buchanan misses layup.
(3:14) Daniel Emokhare Block.
(3:10) Mouhamed Sylla Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:08) Mouhamed Sylla makes 9-foot jumper.
2637
(2:40) Ruey Ruey misses driving layup.
(2:37) Martin Somerville Defensive Rebound.
(2:33) Finley Bizjack misses driving layup.
(2:30) Daniel Emokhare Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Cole Farrell misses driving layup.
(2:22) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(2:13) Foul on Logan Woods.
+1 (2:13) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 3.
2638
+1 (2:13) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 3.
2639
+1 (2:13) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 3 of 3.
2640
+2 (2:00) Logan Woods makes layup.
2840
+3 (1:36) Finley Bizjack makes 28-foot three point jumper (Martin Somerville assists).
2843
(1:11) Foul on Brenen Lorient.
(0:51) Trenton Walters misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:48) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Brenen Lorient misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:41) Daniel Emokhare Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Foul on Seydou Traore.
(0:41) Trenton Walters misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:39) Javan Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
(0:14) Miles Sadler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:08) Cole Farrell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:05) Cole Farrell makes driving layup.
3043
(0:01) Finley Bizjack misses 44-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NIA

WVU

46Points91

19-45(42.2%)Field Goal(%)32-61(52.5%)

8-20(40.0%)3-Point(%)13-30(43.3%)

0-4(0.0%)Free Throw(%)14-22(63.6%)

24(0)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

9Assists17

2Steals13

4Blocks2

24Turnovers9

16(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

10Largest Lead45

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 7:00 PM

WVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV

attendance: 9,024 (64.5%)

spread: WVU -28.5

over/under: 141.5