# 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by sixth-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 (MAAC).

## Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Siena in the first round of the MAAC tournament before losing to Marist in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Houghton | W 100–65 | 1–0 | Gallagher Center (1,157) Lewiston, NY |
| November 7, 2024* 8 p.m., BTN | at Michigan State | L 60–96 | 1–1 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Detroit Mercy | L 78–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Calihan Hall (807) Detroit, MI |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Bowling Green | L 68–76 | 1–3 | Stroh Center (1,632) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 73–76 | 1–4 | MAC Center (1,886) Kent, OH |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Binghamton Lafeyette Multi-Team Event | W 65–62 | 2–4 | Kirby Sports Center (329) Easton, PA |
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lafayette Lafeyette Multi-Team Event | L 47–59 | 2–5 | Kirby Sports Center (907) Easton, PA |
| December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. LIU Lafeyette Multi-Team Event | W 60–52 | 3–5 | Kirby Sports Center (209) Easton, PA |
| December 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Siena | W 69–68 | 4–5 (1–0) | Gallagher Center (1,050) Lewiston, NY |
| December 8, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Merrimack | L 62–80 | 4–6 (1–1) | Gallagher Center (860) Lewiston, NY |
| December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Saint Francis | W 69–66 | 5–6 | Gallagher Center (738) Lewiston, NY |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | L 52–71 | 5–7 | Reilly Center (3,795) Olean, NY |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | LeMoyne | W 88–69 | 6–7 | Gallagher Center (476) Lewiston, NY |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Mount St. Mary's | L 62–68 | 6–8 (1–2) | Gallagher Center (1,581) Lewiston, NY |
| January 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Saint Peter's | W 70–60 | 7–8 (2–2) | Gallagher Center (708) Lewiston, NY |
| January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Rider | L 65–68 | 7–9 (2–3) | Gallagher Center (509) Lewiston, NY |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Fairfield | L 66–70 | 7–10 (2–4) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,127) Fairfield, CT |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Manhattan | L 65–72 | 7–11 (2–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (654) Riverdale, NY |
| January 23, 20225 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Marist | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 7–12 (2–6) | Gallagher Center (917) Lewiston, NY |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Sacred Heart | L 77–86 | 7–13 (2–7) | Gallagher Center (813) Lewiston, NY |
| January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 64–63 | 8–13 (3–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,456) Buffalo, NY |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Merrimack | L 59–64 | 8–14 (3–8) | Hammel Court (1,867) North Andover, MA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Quinnipiac | W 76–75 | 9–14 (4–8) | M&T Bank Arena (1,714) Hamden, CT |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 71–60 | 10–14 (5–8) | Gallagher Center (1,058) Lewiston, NY |
| February 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Mount St. Mary's | L 83–84 | 10–15 (5–9) | Gallagher Center (837) Lewiston, NY |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Siena | L 60–94 | 10–16 (5–10) | MVP Arena (5,166) Albany, NY |
| February 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Marist | L 61–64 | 10–17 (5–11) | McCann Arena (2,444) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 28, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Iona | L 63–65 | 10–18 (5–12) | Gallagher Center (966) Lewiston, NY |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Manhattan | L 70–85 | 10–19 (5–13) | Gallagher Center (1,029) Lewiston, NY |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Saint Peter's | W 78–68 $^{OT}$ | 11–19 (6–13) | Run Baby Run Arena (373) Jersey City, NJ |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Rider | L 76–77 | 11–20 (6–14) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,568) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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