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Niagara, N.Y. – Saint Francis looks to get back into the win column on Sunday when it plays at Niagara at 2 p.m. in its final non-conference road game of the season.

Scouting Niagara

The Purple Eagles are 4-5 and fresh off a 78-70 win at New Hampshire. Niagara plays at a blistering pace and is averaging 83.3 points per game. Matt Scott (25.8 ppg) and Kahlil Dukes (22.1 ppg) account for 57.5% of its team's scoring. Dukes is a sharpshooter from behind the arc, hitting 35-of-70 (50.0%) three-point attempts. Niagara's defense has allowed its opponents to score 100 times on three different occasions. Niagara is yielding 88.2 ppg as its opponents are shooting 42.3% from three-point range.

Series History
 
Niagara has won the last four meetings and leads the all-time series 13-11. The school's haven't met since Nov. 13, 2012, Rob Krimmel's second game as head coach, which resulted in a 86-69 win for the Purple Eagles.
 
BACK TO BASICS
 
The Red Flash will have its hands full with the high-powered Niagara offense as it looks to get back on track defensively. The Red Flash has allowed its opponents to shoot 55% or better from the field in each of its last three games and is giving up 99.3 points per game in that span. Saint Francis held its opponents under 50.% from the field in its previous four games before the current stretch.
 
GUARDING THE THREE-POINT LINE
 
The No. 1 Duke Blue Devils made 15-of-26 (57.7%) three-pointers in SFU's last contest, the highest percentage by an opponent all season. Saint Francis is 2-0 when holding its opponent under eight made threes and 1-5 when allowing eight or more.
 
GRUELING GAUNTLET
 
Three of Saint Francis's first eight games have come against teams ranked in the Top 25 of the AP Coaches' Poll, including Tuesday at No. 1 Duke, the first meeting vs. the No. 1 ranked team since 1978. The last time Saint Francis played three ranked teams in the same season was 1978-79.