Niagara Purple Eagles at Siena Saints
· NCAA Men's Basketball
57 - 66
Siena's bench plays big role in win over Niagara
Evan Fisher added 13 points, as did reserve Kadeem Smithen, who had two 3-pointers and 12 points in leading a 29-6 run after Niagara led 12-2.
Manny Camper, also off the bench, grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds with six points. Saints reserves outscored Niagara's 21-2.
Siena (7-11, 2/3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), leading 31-24 at halftime, pulled away in the second half with a 14-2 run, including seven points from Kevin Degnan to go up 55-35 with 6:45 remaining and the lead remained in double figures.
James Towns scored 21 points to lead Niagara (8-10, 1-4), which has lost five of its last six games. Marvin Prochet added 15 points and Dominic Robb 12.
Siena made 41 percent of its 3-point attempts (7 of 17), while Niagara was just 4 of 22 (18 percent).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:11 | Jalen Pickett made Free Throw. | 55 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Greg King. | 55 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:12 | James Towns made Free Throw. | 55 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:12 | James Towns made Free Throw. | 54 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Foul on Kevin Degnan. | 53 - 64 |
Statistics
 NIA |
 SIE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 23-54 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 9-12 | FT | 13-17 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 6 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: 5,549 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |