Niagara Purple Eagles @ Canisius Golden Griffins

64–63Final · Jan 31, 2025

NIA 64 CAN 63 Final

	1	2	T
NIA8-13	26	38	64
CAN2-19	33	30	63

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Dylan Godfrey made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Benard.
0–2
Paul McMillan IV made Layup.
0–4
Josiah Davis made Layup.
2–4
Tana Kopa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul McMillan IV.
2–7
Dylan Godfrey made Layup.
2–9
Justice Smith made Layup.
4–9
Justice Smith made Free Throw.
5–9
Justice Smith made Free Throw.
6–9
Anthony Benard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul McMillan IV.
6–12
Justice Smith made Layup. Assisted by Josiah Davis.
8–12
Gianni Thompson made Free Throw.
8–13
Gianni Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Benard.
8–15
Jaeden Marshall made Layup.
10–15
Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw.
11–15
Gianni Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Palesse.
11–18
Evan van der Plas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul McMillan IV.
11–21
Jahari Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Davis.
14–21
Paul McMillan IV made Layup.
14–23
Jahari Williamson made Layup.
16–23
Dylan Godfrey made Jumper.
16–25
Damondre McKnight made Dunk.
18–25
Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw.
18–26
Olumide Adelodun made Layup.
20–26
Paul McMillan IV made Jumper.
20–28
Jaeden Marshall made Jumper.
22–28
Justice Smith made Layup.
24–28
Paul McMillan IV made Layup.
24–30
Jahari Williamson made Jumper.
26–30
Anthony Benard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Godfrey.
26–33
Damondre McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Justin Page.
28–33
Dylan Godfrey made Jumper.
28–35
Paul McMillan IV made Layup.
28–37
Justice Smith made Layup.
30–37
Dylan Godfrey made
30–39
Justin Page made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Olumide Adelodun.
33–39
Tana Kopa made Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Benard.
33–41
Jaeden Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhaylon Martinez.
36–41
Gianni Thompson made Free Throw.
36–42
Jaeden Marshall made Layup.
38–42
Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw.
39–42
Paul McMillan IV made Layup.
39–44
Gianni Thompson made Free Throw.
39–45
Paul McMillan IV made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Godfrey.
39–47
Jahari Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Olumide Adelodun.
42–47
Jahari Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Page.
45–47
Paul McMillan IV made Layup.
45–49
Jaeden Marshall made Layup.
47–49
Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw.
48–49
Cam Palesse made Jumper. Assisted by Paul McMillan IV.
48–51
Justin Page made Layup. Assisted by Jaeden Marshall.
50–51
Paul McMillan IV made Jumper.
50–53
Jaeden Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Olumide Adelodun.
52–53
Olumide Adelodun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahari Williamson.
55–53
Jahari Williamson made Free Throw.
56–53
Jahari Williamson made Free Throw.
57–53
Jahari Williamson made Free Throw.
58–53
Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw.
58–54
Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw.
58–55
Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw.
58–56
Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw.
59–56
Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw.
60–56
Paul McMillan IV made Layup.
60–58
Josiah Davis made Layup.
62–58
Dylan Godfrey made Free Throw.
62–59
Dylan Godfrey made Free Throw.
62–60
Justice Smith made Layup.
64–60
Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper.
64–63

Play-by-play

P1 Anthony Benard Turnover.
P1 Zion Russell Steal.
P1 Olumide Adelodun missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Anthony Benard Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dylan Godfrey made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Benard. 0–2
P1 Zion Russell missed Jumper.
P1 Jhaylon Martinez Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jhaylon Martinez Turnover.
P1 Paul McMillan IV Steal.
P1 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. 0–4
P1 Josiah Davis made Layup. 2–4
P1 Canisius Timeout
P1 Tana Kopa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul McMillan IV. 2–7
P1 Zion Russell Turnover.
P1 Paul McMillan IV Steal.
P1 Cam Palesse missed Layup.
P1 Olumide Adelodun Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Page missed Layup.
P1 Dylan Godfrey Block.
P1 Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dylan Godfrey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Josiah Davis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Olumide Adelodun Turnover.
P1 Dylan Godfrey missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Justin Page Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Page Turnover.
P1 Anthony Benard Steal.
P1 Dylan Godfrey made Layup. 2–9
P1 Justice Smith made Layup. 4–9
P1 Foul on Justin Page.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Paul McMillan IV missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Justice Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Tana Kopa.
P1 Justice Smith made Free Throw. 5–9
P1 Justice Smith made Free Throw. 6–9
P1 Anthony Benard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul McMillan IV. 6–12
P1 Justice Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Canisius Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul McMillan IV Turnover.
P1 Justice Smith made Layup. Assisted by Josiah Davis. 8–12
P1 Foul on Will Shortt.
P1 Gianni Thompson missed Free Throw.
P1 Canisius Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Gianni Thompson made Free Throw. 8–13
P1 Justice Smith Turnover.
P1 Anthony Benard Steal.
P1 Gianni Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Benard. 8–15
P1 Jaeden Marshall made Layup. 10–15
P1 Foul on Tana Kopa.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw. 11–15
P1 Gianni Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Palesse. 11–18
P1 Jhaylon Martinez missed Layup.
P1 Gianni Thompson Block.
P1 Cam Palesse Defensive Rebound.
P1 Evan van der Plas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul McMillan IV. 11–21
P1 Jahari Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Davis. 14–21
P1 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. 14–23
P1 Jaeden Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jahari Williamson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jahari Williamson made Layup. 16–23
P1 Dylan Godfrey Turnover.
P1 Jahari Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cam Palesse Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul McMillan IV missed Layup.
P1 Damondre McKnight Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zion Russell missed Layup.
P1 Cam Palesse Defensive Rebound.
P1 Evan van der Plas missed Layup.
P1 Dylan Godfrey Offensive Rebound.
P1 Dylan Godfrey made Jumper. 16–25
P1 Josiah Davis Turnover.
P1 Anthony Benard Turnover.
P1 Damondre McKnight Steal.
P1 Damondre McKnight Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Paul McMillan IV missed Layup.
P1 Damondre McKnight Block.
P1 Canisius Offensive Rebound.
P1 Cam Palesse Turnover.
P1 Josiah Davis Steal.
P1 Foul on Cam Palesse.
P1 Justice Smith missed Jumper.
P1 Gianni Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tana Kopa Turnover.
P1 Damondre McKnight Steal.
P1 Damondre McKnight made Dunk. 18–25
P1 Anthony Benard Turnover.
P1 Olumide Adelodun Steal.
P1 Justice Smith Turnover.
P1 Anthony Benard Steal.
P1 Foul on Olumide Adelodun.
P1 Paul McMillan IV missed Free Throw.
P1 Canisius Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw. 18–26
P1 Olumide Adelodun made Layup. 20–26
P1 Paul McMillan IV made Jumper. 20–28
P1 Justice Smith missed Jumper.
P1 Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul McMillan IV missed Layup.
P1 Olumide Adelodun Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaeden Marshall made Jumper. 22–28
P1 Tana Kopa missed Dunk.
P1 Cam Palesse Offensive Rebound.
P1 Cam Palesse missed Jumper.
P1 Justice Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justice Smith made Layup. 24–28
P1 Canisius Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Anthony Benard missed Jumper.
P1 Jaeden Marshall Defensive Rebound.
P1 Damondre McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dylan Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. 24–30
P1 Jahari Williamson made Jumper. 26–30
P1 Paul McMillan IV missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Olumide Adelodun Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Page missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jahari Williamson.
P1 Paul McMillan IV Turnover.
P1 Josiah Davis Steal.
P1 Josiah Davis missed Layup.
P1 Paul McMillan IV Defensive Rebound.
P1 Anthony Benard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Godfrey. 26–33
P1 Niagara Timeout
P1 Jaeden Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Justin Page Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Paul McMillan IV.
P1 Justin Page Turnover.
P1 Foul on Damondre McKnight.
P1 Evan van der Plas Turnover.
P2 Damondre McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Justin Page. 28–33
P2 Tana Kopa missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josiah Davis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Josiah Davis Turnover.
P2 Tana Kopa Steal.
P2 Dylan Godfrey made Jumper. 28–35
P2 Josiah Davis Turnover.
P2 Paul McMillan IV Steal.
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. 28–37
P2 Justice Smith made Layup. 30–37
P2 Dylan Godfrey made 30–39
P2 Justin Page made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Olumide Adelodun. 33–39
P2 Canisius Turnover.
P2 Damondre McKnight missed Jumper.
P2 Paul McMillan IV Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Jumper.
P2 Justin Page Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justice Smith Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Justice Smith.
P2 Tana Kopa Turnover.
P2 Foul on Cam Palesse.
P2 Justice Smith Turnover.
P2 Anthony Benard Steal.
P2 Tana Kopa made Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Benard. 33–41
P2 Jaeden Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhaylon Martinez. 36–41
P2 Foul on Justin Page.
P2 Gianni Thompson made Free Throw. 36–42
P2 Gianni Thompson missed Free Throw.
P2 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Anthony Benard.
P2 Foul on Evan van der Plas.
P2 Jaeden Marshall made Layup. 38–42
P2 Foul on Anthony Benard.
P2 Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw. 39–42
P2 Foul on Gianni Thompson.
P2 Gianni Thompson Turnover.
P2 Zion Russell missed Layup.
P2 Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. 39–44
P2 Foul on Jaeden Marshall.
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Free Throw.
P2 Tana Kopa Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Zion Russell.
P2 Foul on Will Shortt.
P2 Gianni Thompson made Free Throw. 39–45
P2 Gianni Thompson missed Free Throw.
P2 Josiah Davis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Gianni Thompson.
P2 Justice Smith missed Free Throw.
P2 Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Justice Smith missed Free Throw.
P2 Will Shortt Offensive Rebound.
P2 Will Shortt missed Layup.
P2 Gianni Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul McMillan IV Turnover.
P2 Josiah Davis Steal.
P2 Justice Smith missed Jumper.
P2 Canisius Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Godfrey. 39–47
P2 Foul on Olumide Adelodun.
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Free Throw.
P2 Olumide Adelodun Defensive Rebound.
P2 Olumide Adelodun missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Canisius Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Will Shortt.
P2 Dylan Godfrey missed Free Throw.
P2 Justin Page Defensive Rebound.
P2 Josiah Davis Turnover.
P2 Anthony Benard Turnover.
P2 Jaeden Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jaeden Marshall Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Anthony Benard.
P2 Jaeden Marshall missed Free Throw.
P2 Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Jumper.
P2 Jaeden Marshall Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jahari Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Olumide Adelodun. 42–47
P2 Dylan Godfrey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jaeden Marshall Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jahari Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Page. 45–47
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. 45–49
P2 Jaeden Marshall made Layup. 47–49
P2 Foul on Paul McMillan IV.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw. 48–49
P2 Cam Palesse made Jumper. Assisted by Paul McMillan IV. 48–51
P2 Jahari Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Anthony Benard Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dylan Godfrey missed Jumper.
P2 Olumide Adelodun Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Page made Layup. Assisted by Jaeden Marshall. 50–51
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Jumper. 50–53
P2 Jaeden Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Olumide Adelodun. 52–53
P2 Niagara Timeout
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Jumper.
P2 Olumide Adelodun Defensive Rebound.
P2 Olumide Adelodun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahari Williamson. 55–53
P2 Dylan Godfrey Turnover.
P2 Olumide Adelodun Steal.
P2 Niagara Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Olumide Adelodun missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tana Kopa Block.
P2 Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
P2 Gianni Thompson Turnover.
P2 Olumide Adelodun Steal.
P2 Foul on Tana Kopa.
P2 Jahari Williamson made Free Throw. 56–53
P2 Jahari Williamson made Free Throw. 57–53
P2 Jahari Williamson made Free Throw. 58–53
P2 Foul on Justin Page.
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw. 58–54
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw. 58–55
P2 Jaeden Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Cam Palesse Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Justin Page.
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Free Throw. 58–56
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Free Throw.
P2 Niagara Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tana Kopa.
P2 Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw. 59–56
P2 Jaeden Marshall made Free Throw. 60–56
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Layup. 60–58
P2 Josiah Davis made Layup. 62–58
P2 Canisius Timeout
P2 Foul on Jahari Williamson.
P2 Dylan Godfrey made Free Throw. 62–59
P2 Dylan Godfrey made Free Throw. 62–60
P2 Justice Smith made Layup. 64–60
P2 Paul McMillan IV made Three Point Jumper. 64–63
P2 Justice Smith Turnover.
P2 Anthony Benard Steal.
P2 Tana Kopa missed Jumper.
P2 Foul on Tana Kopa.
P2 Justin Page missed Free Throw.
P2 Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Justin Page missed Free Throw.
P2 Paul McMillan IV Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Page Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul McMillan IV missed Layup.
P2 Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.

Box score

NIA

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Olumide AdelodunF	25	5	2-5	1-4	0-0	6	3	1	3	0	0	6	2
Jhaylon MartinezC	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Justin PageG	33	5	2-4	1-2	0-2	5	2	2	0	0	1	4	4
Josiah DavisG	23	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	2	4	3	0	0	3	0
Zion RussellG	6	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Will ShorttF	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Justice SmithF	28	12	5-9	0-1	2-4	2	0	5	0	0	0	2	1
Jaeden MarshallG	26	18	6-10	1-5	5-6	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	1
Damondre McKnightG	16	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	1
Jahari WilliamsonG	28	16	5-7	3-5	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
James Henderson Jr.C
AJ McBrideG
Samuel ColeG
Landon WilliamsG

CAN

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Dylan GodfreyF	30	12	5-9	0-3	2-3	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	0
Anthony BenardG	32	6	2-3	2-2	0-0	2	3	4	5	0	0	2	3
Paul McMillan IVG	37	27	11-20	1-3	4-8	3	4	3	3	0	0	3	2
Tana KopaG	37	5	2-5	1-2	0-0	7	0	2	1	1	1	6	5
Cameron PalesseG	38	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	1	4	2
Maji David-MajiF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gianni ThompsonF	14	8	2-2	1-1	3-6	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	2
Evan van der PlasF	11	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tyson OgheneF
Alonso EasterlingF
TJ PorterF
Jasman SanghaF
Carter JacksonG
William Scott Jr.G
Nicco DiGiulioG

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