Thunderwolves win fourth in a row in mid-week tilt with Mohawk Valley
In its final home contest of the calendar year, SUNY Niagara won its fourth straight contest with an 85-61 win over Mohawk Valley CC Wednesday in Sanborn. Now 9-4 this season, this marked the Thunderwolves’ longest winning streak since they won four straight from Feb. 15 – March 2, 2025.
SUNY Niagara led 36-33 at the half before it outscored the Hawks 49-28 in the last 20 minutes of play. Chioke Marshall scored a game-high 33 points (19 in second half) on 13-of-23 shooting and a game-best 6-of-11 from beyond the arc.
Jacob Humphrey added eight points, seven rebounds and six assists. Bryce Wejuli had eight points and six rebounds.
David Washington had seven points and Jaedon Hutchinson had six points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Jimmie Green had six points and three assists and Abu Dukaray had five points and five rebounds.
Jack Kempf had four points and seven rebounds, Mustafa Eskici had four points and five rebounds and Tamir Barrant and D’Andre Gibbs scored a basket each.
SUNY Niagara scored 20 points off turnovers and posted 15 second-chance points and had 24 points off the bench. The Thunderwolves went 34-of-74 (45.9%) from the field, 9-of-21 (42.9%) from beyond the arc and 8-of-12 (66.7%) from the free-throw line.
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For a second time in his last three games, Marshall scored over 30 points in a contest and has done so eight times in his career. His 33-point outing against Mohawk Valley followed his 40-point performance against Henry Ford College in the Thunderwolves Holiday Classic Saturday.
Marshall also tied his career-high of six 3-pointers, which he reached twice in both of SUNY Niagara’s contest against Monroe University on Jan. 11 and March 2, 2025 (NJCAA Region III Div. II championship). The Thunderwolves are 5-0 when Marshall hits at least five treys in a contest. This season, Marshall is averaging a team-high 23.4 points per game and has 863 points in 44 career games.
Humphrey became the second Thunderwolf to record six assists in a contest this season and joined Marshall, who did so against Garrett College on Nov. 8 and Schoolcraft on Dec. 14. In six appearances, Humphrey is second in scoring (16.5) and assists (2.5) per game.
With 11 rebounds, Hutchinson reached double-figure rebounding for the fourth time this season. The freshman had a season-high 12 against Genesee CC on Nov. 2. Hutchinson has posted a team-high 7.2 rebounds per contest and is fourth in scoring with 9.8 points per game plus two double-doubles.
With 13 against Mohawk Valley, SUNY Niagara is 8-2 when it records least 10 assists. Last season, the Thunderwolves were 22-3 when they had 10 or more.
SUNY Niagara continues to find success in its friendly confines in Sanborn. Over the last 10 seasons (2016-17), the Thunderwolves are 96-15 at home and have won at least 10 in each of the last four years.
SUNY Niagara (9-4) travels to Ohio for contests at Cuyahoga CC at 6 p.m. Friday and at Lorain CC at 3 p.m. Saturday. SUNY Niagara resumes its schedule at Mohawk Valley CC at Noon on Jan. 10.