Niagara Purple Eagles vs. Siena Saints

Mar 9, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIA	34	37	71
SIE	26	39	65

Game Recap

Niagara holds off Siena 71-65 in MAAC quarterfinals. Noah Thomasson scored 18 points to lead Niagara to a 71-65 victory over Siena on Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament.

Player Stats

NIAGARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Sam Iorio	31	3-8	0-1	0-0	7	2	0	2	0	1	6
11Aaron Gray	39	4-11	2-6	2-2	7	2	1	0	1	1	12
4Braxton Bayless	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	3	5	4
21Noah Thomasson	40	7-12	4-7	0-0	5	5	1	0	1	1	18
14David Mitchell	28	5-8	1-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	4	11
55Harlan Obioha	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	3	3	4
2Lance Erving	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	3	0
25Joe Kasperzyk	26	4-9	2-6	6-6	3	0	0	0	3	1	16

TOTAL	-	27-5549.1%	9-2339.1%	8-8100%	28	15	4	2	13	19	71

SIENA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Jackson Stormo	28	1-4	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	1	2	3	4
3Michael Eley	31	7-11	2-2	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	2	16
2Javian McCollum	37	7-22	4-11	6-6	1	9	2	1	3	1	24
1Jared Billups	35	4-9	1-4	3-6	6	3	2	2	2	3	12
22Andrew Platek	24	2-9	0-2	1-2	4	0	2	0	1	0	5
20Killian Gribben	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	0	2
24Michael Baer	22	1-3	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	2
32Eduardo Lane	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Jayce Johnson	8	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	23-6137.7%	7-2231.8%	12-1770.6%	30	15	7	4	9	12	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIASIE

(19:41) Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:38) Michael Eley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:12) Jared Billups made Jumper. Assisted by Javian McCollum.
02
(18:49) Braxton Bayless missed Layup.
(18:46) Jackson Stormo Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Javian McCollum missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:39) Andrew Platek Offensive Rebound.
(18:36) Jared Billups missed Layup.
(18:34) Jared Billups Offensive Rebound.
(18:23) Jared Billups missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:21) Jackson Stormo Offensive Rebound.
(18:19) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
+2 (18:13) Andrew Platek made Jumper. Assisted by Javian McCollum.
04
(18:00) Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
(17:57) Andrew Platek Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Jackson Stormo Turnover.
(17:17) Braxton Bayless Turnover.
(17:17) Andrew Platek Steal.
(17:11) Javian McCollum missed Jumper.
(17:11) Siena Offensive Rebound.
(17:11) Foul on David Mitchell.
+1 (17:11) Jackson Stormo made Free Throw.
05
+1 (17:11) Jackson Stormo made Free Throw.
06
(16:56) Noah Thomasson missed Layup.
(16:56) Jared Billups Block.
(16:56) Niagara Offensive Rebound.
(16:48) Foul on Michael Eley.
(16:45) Aaron Gray missed Jumper.
(16:42) Jackson Stormo Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Jackson Stormo Turnover.
(16:41) Aaron Gray Steal.
+2 (16:37) Aaron Gray made Layup.
26
+2 (16:16) Andrew Platek made Jumper. Assisted by Jared Billups.
28
+2 (15:54) Noah Thomasson made Layup.
48
(15:38) Andrew Platek missed Layup.
(15:38) Sam Iorio Block.
(15:32) David Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Aaron Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:16) Jackson Stormo Defensive Rebound.
(15:02) Jared Billups missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:59) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:52) David Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
78
+2 (14:24) Michael Eley made Jumper.
710
+2 (13:58) Noah Thomasson made Jumper.
910
+3 (13:25) Javian McCollum made Three Point Jumper.
913
(13:00) Foul on Jackson Stormo.
+1 (13:00) Joe Kasperzyk made Free Throw.
1013
+1 (13:00) Joe Kasperzyk made Free Throw.
1113
+2 (12:38) Michael Baer made Layup. Assisted by Javian McCollum.
1115
+2 (12:16) David Mitchell made Jumper.
1315
(11:53) Javian McCollum missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:49) Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:35) Joe Kasperzyk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
1615
+3 (11:17) Michael Eley made Three Point Jumper.
1618
(10:58) Foul on Harlan Obioha.
(10:58) Harlan Obioha Turnover.
(10:42) Andrew Platek missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:40) Siena Offensive Rebound.
(10:32) Andrew Platek Turnover.
(10:32) Lance Erving Steal.
+3 (10:09) Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper.
1918
(9:52) Foul on Aaron Gray.
+1 (9:52) Andrew Platek made Free Throw.
1919
(9:52) Andrew Platek missed Free Throw.
(9:51) Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.
(9:31) Aaron Gray missed Jumper.
(9:28) Michael Eley Defensive Rebound.
(9:18) Jackson Stormo missed Jumper.
(9:15) Lance Erving Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:56) Harlan Obioha made Dunk. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
2119
(8:41) Javian McCollum missed Jumper.
(8:39) Niagara Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Joe Kasperzyk Turnover.
(8:26) Andrew Platek Steal.
(8:18) Javian McCollum missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:15) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) Lance Erving missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:06) Andrew Platek Defensive Rebound.
(8:02) Foul on Javian McCollum.
(8:02) Javian McCollum Turnover.
+2 (7:45) Braxton Bayless made Jumper. Assisted by David Mitchell.
2319
(7:22) Killian Gribben missed Jumper.
(7:20) Siena Offensive Rebound.
(7:05) Andrew Platek missed Jumper.
(7:02) Killian Gribben Offensive Rebound.
(6:59) Andrew Platek missed Jumper.
(6:57) Killian Gribben Offensive Rebound.
(6:57) Foul on David Mitchell.
(6:49) Michael Eley missed Jumper.
(6:48) Niagara Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
(6:29) Killian Gribben Defensive Rebound.
(6:21) Michael Eley missed Jumper.
(6:16) Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:57) Aaron Gray made Layup. Assisted by Lance Erving.
2519
(5:49) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
(5:38) Foul on Lance Erving.
(5:38) Jayce Johnson missed Free Throw.
(5:36) Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:24) Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper.
2819
(4:57) Javian McCollum missed Jumper.
(4:54) Killian Gribben Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:50) Javian McCollum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayce Johnson.
2822
+2 (4:33) Noah Thomasson made Jumper.
3022
+2 (4:21) Javian McCollum made Jumper.
3024
(3:53) Sam Iorio missed Layup.
(3:48) Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:48) Sam Iorio made Layup.
3224
(3:32) Andrew Platek missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:30) Niagara Defensive Rebound.
(3:30) Foul on Jayce Johnson.
(3:13) Joe Kasperzyk missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:10) Jared Billups Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Javian McCollum Turnover.
(2:57) Noah Thomasson Steal.
(2:40) Aaron Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:38) Killian Gribben Defensive Rebound.
(2:22) Javian McCollum missed Jumper.
(2:19) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Sam Iorio missed Jumper.
(2:08) Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound.
(2:08) Sam Iorio missed Layup.
(2:03) Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound.
(2:03) Sam Iorio missed Layup.
(2:03) Aaron Gray Offensive Rebound.
(1:54) Aaron Gray missed Layup.
(1:51) Jared Billups Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Foul on Lance Erving.
(1:39) Jared Billups missed Free Throw.
(1:39) Siena Offensive Rebound.
(1:39) Jared Billups missed Free Throw.
(1:38) Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) Braxton Bayless Turnover.
(1:25) Michael Eley Steal.
+2 (1:20) Michael Eley made Layup.
3226
+2 (1:03) Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Gray.
3426
(0:30) Jackson Stormo missed Layup.
(0:26) Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Foul on Jared Billups.
(0:01) Joe Kasperzyk Turnover.
(0:01) Michael Baer missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Siena Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NIA

SIE

71Points65

27-55(49.1%)Field Goal(%)23-61(37.7%)

9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)7-22(31.8%)

8-8(100.0%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)35(16)

15Assists15

4Steals7

2Blocks4

13Turnovers10

19(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

11Largest Lead6

Game Details

Thursday, March 9, 2023 · 9:30 PM

MVP Arena · Albany, NY

attendance: 1,954 (12.4%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SIE -3.5

over/under: 125.5