# 2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by third-year head coach Greg Paulus, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 9–11, 7–9 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 4 seed Marist in the quarterfinals, before being upset by No. 9 seed Iona, in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cazenovia College | W 95–55 | – | Gallagher Center (208) Lewiston, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | L 60–63 | 0–1 | Cintas Center (10,003) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at No. 17 Ohio State | L 74–84 | 0–2 | Value City Arena (9,749) Columbus, OH |
| November 19, 2021* 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. SIU Edwardsville The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament | W 70–60 | 1–2 | Covelli Centre (1,625) Youngstown, OH |
| November 20, 2021* 4:45 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. St. Thomas The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament | L 67–76 | 1–3 | Covelli Centre (1,390) Youngstown, OH |
| November 21, 2021* 3:45 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament | W 58–53 | 2–3 | Beeghly Center (1,731) Youngstown, OH |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate | W 70–59 | 3–3 | Cotterell Court (483) Hamilton, NY |
| December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | L 49–57 | 3–4 (0–1) | Gallagher Center (627) Lewiston, NY |
| December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 71–81 | 3–5 (0–2) | Gallagher Center (607) Lewiston, NY |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 58–60 | 3–6 | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,111) Ypsilanti, MI |
| December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo State | W 112–52 | 4–6 | Gallagher Center (629) Lewiston, NY |
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm | | vs. Albany | W 66–58 | 5–6 | KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY |
| December 31, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 68–77 | 5–7 (0–3) | People's United Center (523) Hamden, CT |
| January 9, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 76–66 | 6–7 (1–3) | Gallagher Center (572) Lewiston, NY |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 68–58 | 7–7 (2–3) | Gallagher Center (1,156) Lewiston, NY |
| January 16, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 55–78 | 7–8 (2–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,623) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan Rescheduled from January 2 | W 72–63 | 8–8 (3–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (70) Riverdale, NY |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | L 68–74 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (3–5) | Gallagher Center (1,080) Lewiston, NY |
| January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | L 67–70 | 8–10 (3–6) | Gallagher Center (973) Lewiston, NY |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 56–60 | 8–11 (3–7) | MVP Arena (5,401) Albany, NY |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (4–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,223) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 80–74 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (5–7) | Gallagher Center (923) Lewiston, NY |
| February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | W 80–71 | 11–11 (6–7) | Gallagher Center (1,112) Lewiston, NY |
| February 12, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 53–73 | 11–12 (6–8) | Webster Bank Arena (1,476) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | L 70–77 | 11–13 (6–9) | McCann Arena (797) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 65–54 | 12–13 (7–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,207) Buffalo, NY |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 68–70 | 12–14 (7–10) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 36–63 | 12–15 (7–11) | Run Baby Run Arena (581) Jersey City, NJ |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | W 74–52 | 13–15 (8–11) | Gallagher Center (1,062) Lewiston, NY |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 83–52 | 14–15 (9–11) | Gallagher Center (1,057) Lewiston, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Monmouth Quarterfinals | L 58–61 | 14–16 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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