Niagara 54, at Siena 83

ALBANY, N.Y. (Interstat) — Siena asserted its dominance early and never relented, cruising to an 83-54 victory over Niagara in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Friday night at Times Union Center. The Saints, improving to 8-2 overall, built a commanding 25-point halftime lead behind a blistering offensive display and suffocating defense, leaving the struggling Purple Eagles (2-6) with no path back into the contest. The most critical stretch of the game arrived early and decisively. After Niagara’s Reggie Prudhomme hit a 3-pointer to cut Siena’s early lead to 7-5, the Saints unleashed a devastating 24-2 run over… Read more...