# 2017–18 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Chris Casey, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Fairfield. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Eastern Michigan.

## Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 10–23, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Quinnipiac in the first round of the MAAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Monmouth.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 27, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris Hurricane relief charity game | L 70–73 | | Gallagher Center (605) Lewiston, NY |
| Nov 4, 2017* 3:00 pm | | Saint Rose Hurricane relief charity game | W 90–69 | | Gallagher Center (931) Lewiston, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 77–75 | 1–0 | Reilly Center (4,952) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at No. 14 Minnesota | L 81–107 | 1–1 | Williams Arena (10,093) Minneapolis, MN |
| Nov 19, 2017* 12:00 pm | | at Massachusetts Barclays Center Classic | L 76–101 | 1–2 | Mullins Center (2,112) Amherst, MA |
| Nov 21, 2017* 9:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU Barclays Center Classic | L 88–95 | 1–3 | Marriott Center (10,791) Provo, UT |
| Nov 24, 2017* 4:00 pm | | Alabama A&M Barclays Center Classic | W 96–74 | 2–3 | Gallagher Center (842) Lewiston, NY |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm | | UT Arlington Barclays Center Classic | L 90–95 | 2–4 | Gallagher Center (809) Lewiston, NY |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, LCTV | | Army | W 77–71 | 3–4 | Gallagher Center (978) Lewiston, NY |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, LCTV | | Buffalo | L 87–106 | 3–5 | Gallagher Center (1,664) Lewiston, NY |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | W 78–70 | 4–5 | Lundholm Gym (519) Durham, NH |
| Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, LCTV | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 87–93 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 | Gallagher Center (1,002) Lewiston, NY |
| Dec 16, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | W 85–82 | 5–6 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (381) Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Cleveland State | W 79–77 | 6–6 | Gallagher Center (934) Lewiston, NY |
| Dec 23, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 89–86 | 7–6 | Newman Arena (977) Ithaca, NY |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm, LCTV | | Iona | L 93–98 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (0–1) | Gallagher Center (966) Lewiston, NY |
| Dec 31, 2017 1:00 pm, LCTV | | Rider | L 76–99 | 7–8 (0–2) | Gallagher Center (870) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Siena | W 84–76 | 8–8 (1–2) | Times Union Center (5,848) Albany, NY |
| Jan 7, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Marist | W 86–70 | 9–8 (2–2) | McCann Field House (1,198) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm, LCTV | | Monmouth | W 78–77 | 10–8 (3–2) | Gallagher Center (949) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm, LCTV | | Saint Peter's | W 73–70 | 11–8 (4–2) | Gallagher Center (1,177) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | W 81–73 | 12–8 (5–2) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,288) Hamden, CT |
| Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | L 85–104 | 12–9 (5–3) | Webster Bank Arena (1,312) Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 72–63 | 13–9 (6–3) | Gallagher Center (1,058) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 105–89 | 14–9 (7–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 52–58 | 14–10 (7–4) | Yanitelli Center (543) Jersey City, NJ |
| Feb 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 96–91 | 15–10 (8–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,080) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 95–76 | 16–10 (9–4) | Gallagher Center (1,061) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, LCTV | | Fairfield | W 95–83 | 17–10 (10–4) | Gallagher Center (1,389) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 85–84 | 18–10 (11–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,797) New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 72–82 | 18–11 (11–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,074) Riverdale, NY |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, LCTV | | Canisius Battle of the Bridge | L 88–95 | 18–12 (11–6) | Gallagher Center (2,311) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, LCTV | | Marist | W 100–76 | 19–12 (12–6) | Gallagher Center (1,217) Lewiston, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Fairfield Quarterfinals | L 77–90 | 19–13 | Times Union Center (2,630) Albany, NY |
| CIT ||||||
| Mar 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Michigan First round | L 65–83 | 19–14 | Convocation Center (1,138) Ypsilanti, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||