Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round

Siena Saints

23-11, 9-7 Away

Duke Blue Devils

32-2, 15-0 Home

Duke and Siena meet in first round of NCAA Tournament

Game Preview

Siena Saints (23-11, 16-7 MAAC) vs. Duke Blue Devils (32-2, 20-1 ACC)

Greenville, South Carolina; Thursday, 2:50 p.m. EDT

Blue Devils -28.5; over/under is 135.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Duke and Siena play in the NCAA Tournament opening round.

The Blue Devils have gone 20-1 against ACC opponents, with a 12-1 record in non-conference play. Duke is eighth in college basketball with 37.4 rebounds led by Cameron Boozer averaging 10.2.

The Saints are 16-7 against MAAC teams. Siena scores 70.5 points and has outscored opponents by 4.8 points per game.

Duke makes 49.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.8 percentage points higher than Siena has allowed to its opponents (42.2%). Siena has shot at a 45.7% clip from the field this season, 6.5 percentage points greater than the 39.2% shooting opponents of Duke have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Boozer is averaging 22.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.5 steals for the Blue Devils. Isaiah Evans is averaging 3.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Gavin Doty is scoring 17.9 points per game and averaging 7.0 rebounds for the Saints. Brendan Coyle is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 10-0, averaging 80.9 points, 38.3 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.3 points per game.

Saints: 6-4, averaging 67.5 points, 31.3 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.5 points.

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Duke: 99%

Siena: 1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

SIE		DUKE
W4	Streak	W11
65.7	Points Against	63.1
70.5	Points Per Game	82.3
46	Field Goal %	49
30	Three Point %	35
34.4	Rebounds Per Game	40.3
13.4	Assists Per Game	16.9
3.1	Blocks Per Game	3.3
5.8	Steals Per Game	7.8
0.6	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.4
11.0	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.9

Game Information

Venue: Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Location: Greenville, SC
Capacity:

2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Merrimack	17-3	-	23-11
Saint Peter's	14-6	3	17-12
Siena	13-7	4	23-11
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

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Duke	17-1	-	32-2
Virginia	15-3	2	29-5
Miami	13-5	4	25-8
North Carolina	12-6	5	24-8
Clemson	12-6	5	24-10
Louisville	11-7	6	23-10
NC State	10-8	7	20-14
Florida State	10-8	7	18-15
California	9-9	8	21-11
Stanford	9-9	8	20-12
SMU	8-10	9	20-13
Virginia Tech	8-10	9	19-13
Wake Forest	7-11	10	17-16
Syracuse	6-12	11	15-17
Pittsburgh	5-13	12	13-20
Notre Dame	4-14	13	13-18
Boston College	4-14	13	11-20
Georgia Tech	2-16	15	11-20