Junior David Brooks has averaged 22.5 points and 4.0 three-pointers vs. Siena during the regular season. |
Niagara (20-8, 13-5) vs.
Siena (14-15, 9-9)
Game #29 March 7, 2004
Pepsi Arena (15,500)
Albany, N.Y.
Tip-Off
: 9:45 p.m.
Television: Madison Square Garden & Empire Sports Network - Rob Kennedy & Doug Sherman
Radio: WJJL 1440 AM Steve Vonsik will call the action
Websites: NIAGARA (PurpleEagles.com). SIENA (sienasaints.ocsn.com).
The Records: NIAGARA is 20-8. SIENA is 14-15.
Niagara Coach Joe Mihalich: Mihalich (La Salle ‘78) is 104-71 in his sixth season at Niagara.
Siena Coach Rob Lanier: Lanier (St. Bonaventure ‘90) is 52-44 in three years at Siena.
Series History: Niagara leads, 36-32.
Trivial Statistic: Niagara has never beaten Siena in the MAAC Tournament.
NIAGARA UN., N.Y. -- The Niagara University men’s basketball team continues its quest for a postseason bid tonight when it plays hometown favorite Siena in the semifinals of the 2004 HSBC Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament in Pepsi Arena in Albany, N.Y.
Niagara advanced to the semifinals for the second-straight year with a 106-92 overtime win over seventh-seeded Iona Saturday night. The win gave the Purple Eagles their first 20-win season in 10 years.
Siena returns for another day after upsetting No. 3 Fairfield, 66-63. The win keeps the Saints five-game winning streak alive.
Niagara leads the series, 36-32, and won both regular-season meetings in 2003-04.
The game will be televised live on the Madison Square Garden and Empire Sports Networks and can also be heard live on WJJL (1440 AM) or on Niagara University’s official website at www.PurpleEagles.com.
