# 2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Rider, Loyola, and Siena to win the MAAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as one of two 16 seeds in the West region. The Purple Eagles defeated Florida A&M, 77–69, in the Play-in Game to reach the field of 64 where No. 1 seed Kansas dominated Niagara by the score of 107–67.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 2006* | | Binghamton | L 66–74 | 0–1 | Gallagher Center (1,624) Lewiston, NY |
| Nov 18, 2006* | | Valparaiso | L 58–70 | 0–2 | Gallagher Center (1,871) Lewiston, NY |
| Nov 25, 2006* | | Akron | L 48–63 | 0–3 | Gallagher Center (1,183) Lewiston, NY |
| Nov 29, 2006* | | at St. Bonaventure | W 74–63 | 1–3 | Reilly Center (4,216) Olean, NY |
| Dec 2, 2006* | | at Buffalo | L 62–74 | 1–4 | Alumni Arena (5,024) Buffalo, NY |
| Dec 6, 2006 | | at Siena | L 69–81 | 1–5 (0–1) | Pepsi Arena (5,013) Albany, NY |
| Dec 9, 2006* | | St. Johns's | L 64–86 | 1–6 | Gallagher Center (1,869) Lewiston, NY |
| Dec 16, 2006* | | Duquesne | W 78–74 | 2–6 | Gallagher Center (1,022) Lewiston, NY |
| Dec 19, 2006 | | at Iona | W 79–58 | 3–6 (1–1) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,419) New Rochelle, NY |
| Dec 23, 2006* | | Central Michigan | W 80–73 | 4–6 | Rose Center (1,215) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Dec 28, 2006* | | vs. Delaware | L 53–71 | 4–7 | Tom Gola Arena (1,837) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 29, 2006* | | vs. Holy Cross | W 67–61 | 5–7 | Tom Gola Arena (1,531) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 30, 2006* | | at La Salle | W 88–82 | 6–7 | Tom Gola Arena (2,522) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 3, 2007 | | Saint Peter's | W 88–55 | 7–7 (2–1) | Gallagher Center (1,515) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 5, 2007 | | Siena | L 81–92 | 7–8 (2–2) | Gallagher Center (1,493) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 9, 2007 | | Fairfield | W 85–76 | 8–8 (3–2) | Gallagher Center (1,301) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 12, 2007 | | at Loyola (MD) | L 95–96 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (3–3) | Reitz Arena (2,428) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 14, 2007 | | at Rider | W 80–79 | 9–9 (4–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,214) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Jan 18, 2007 | | Marist | L 86–91 $^{OT}$ | 9–10 (4–4) | Gallagher Center (1,727) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 20, 2007 | | Iona | W 81–80 | 10–10 (5–4) | Gallagher Center (1,807) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 26, 2007 | | at Marist | W 83–75 | 11–10 (6–4) | McCann Arena (3,200) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 28, 2007 | | at Fairfield | L 56–68 | 11–11 (6–5) | Arena at Harbor Yard (2,968) Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 2, 2007 | | Manhattan | W 81–70 | 12–11 (7–5) | Gallagher Center (1,636) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 4, 2007 | | Canisius | W 79–61 | 13–11 (8–5) | Gallagher Center (2,400) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 9, 2007 | | at Saint Peter's | W 63–59 | 14–11 (9–5) | Yanitelli Center (737) Jersey City, NJ |
| Feb 11, 2007 | | at Manhattan | W 76–74 | 15–11 (10–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,123) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 13, 2007 | | at Canisius | W 89–88 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (11–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,836) Buffalo, NY |
| Feb 17, 2007* | | Liberty | W 90–81 | 17–11 | Gallagher Center (1,639) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 23, 2007 | | Loyola (MD) | W 73–71 | 18–11 (12–5) | Gallagher Center (1,927) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 25, 2007 | | Rider | W 89–77 | 19–11 (13–5) | Gallagher Center (2,044) Lewiston, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2007* | (2) | vs. (7) Rider Quarterfinals | W 77–52 | 20–11 | Arena at Harbor Yard (4,172) Bridgeport, CT |
| Mar 4, 2007* | (2) | vs. (3) Loyola (MD) Semifinals | W 89–79 | 21–11 | Arena at Harbor Yard (3,686) Bridgeport, CT |
| Mar 5, 2007* | (2) | vs. (1) Siena Championship | W 83–79 | 22–11 | Arena at Harbor Yard (2,746) Bridgeport, CT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2007* | (16 W) | vs. (16 W) Florida A&M Play-in Game | W 77–69 | 23–11 | UD Arena (8,257) Dayton, OH |
| Mar 16, 2007* | (16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Kansas First Round | L 67–107 | 23–12 | United Center (19,274) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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