Late Surge Lifts Siena Over Niagara

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – A late second half surge by Siena (12-5, 6-0 MAAC) lifted the Saints over Niagara (9-7, 4-3 MAAC) 70-64 Friday evening in MAAC males’s basketball motion from the Gallagher Heart.
 
Three Purple Eagles reached double figures, led by Noah Thomasson’s 19 factors and 9-for-9 clip on the line. Sam iorio added 13 factors and a team-high 5 boards, whereas Aaron Grey completed with 16 factors in 33 minutes of motion. As a workforce, Niagara shot 45.8 % from the sphere and 81.8 % on the line.
 
Sport Recap
First Half
• Siena took an early 6-2 lead earlier than a 16-2 offensive outburst gave the Purple Eagles a 18-8 benefit over Siena with 9:37 remaining within the contest.
• Sam Iorio scored seven in the course of the seven-plus minute run for Niagara, whereas Noah Thomasson added 4 factors, as NU went 6-for-11 from the sphere.
• Over the subsequent 5:38 of sport motion, the Saints would chip away on the Niagara lead, pulling with three factors 29-26, with 3:28 to go.
• Thomasson would rating the subsequent 5 factors to place the Purple Eagles again up by eight, 34-28, with simply over 2:05 left within the opening stanza.
• The Purple Eagles would head into the break with a 37-30 benefit over the Saints.
 
Second Half
• Niagara would hold Siena from tying the sport because the Saints pulled with two 5 occasions over the primary 14-minutes of motion, earlier than the Saints lastly tied the sport at 52-52 with 6:13 to play.
• The 2 groups would commerce buckets over the subsequent three minutes of play, earlier than Siena took its first lead for the reason that first half, 59-58, with 3:26 remaining in regulation.
• Two free throws by Joe Kasperzyk would put the Purple Eagles again on high 60-59, nonetheless the lead would not final lengthy because the Saints outscored the Purple Eagles 11-4 over the ultimate two and half minutes to earn the comeback win. 70-64.
 
Niagara Notes
• Siena now leads the all-time sequence 58-50.
• For the Purple Eagles, the loss marked the primary contained in the Gallagher Heart this season, and ended a nine-game dwelling win streak for Niagara.
• Niagara completed with 40 factors within the paint, with one other 19 coming off turnovers.
• Thomasson has now scored double-digit factors in all however two video games this season.
• Iorio led the workforce in rebounding for the eight occasions this season and 20 occasions in his Purple Eagle tenure.
 
Up Subsequent
• Niagara continues its two-game homestand with a 12 p.m. tip on Sunday towards Marist.
 
 
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