NCAAM teams
NIA

57

8-10
Final
SIE

66

7-11
RecapBox Score
1 2 T
NIA 24 33 57
SIE 31 35 66
MVP Arena, Albany
Associated Press 5y

Siena's bench plays big role in win over Niagara

Men's College Basketball, Siena Saints, Niagara Purple Eagles

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Jalen Pickett scored 17 points with seven assists and Siena beat Niagara 66-57 on Thursday night.

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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