Siena visits Niagara following Freeman's 21-point game
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2:42 AM on Thursday, December 5, 2024
By The Associated Press
Siena Saints (4-4) at Niagara Purple Eagles (3-5)
Lewiston, New York; Friday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Siena visits Niagara after Major Freeman scored 21 points in Siena's 71-58 win against the Bucknell Bison.
The Purple Eagles are 1-0 in home games. Niagara is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Saints are 1-2 in road games. Siena is seventh in the MAAC with 9.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Myles Wilmoth averaging 1.8.
Niagara averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, 1.6 more made shots than the 7.4 per game Siena gives up. Siena's 40.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.2 percentage points lower than Niagara has given up to its opponents (43.1%).
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Olumide Adelodun is shooting 41.9% and averaging 12.8 points for the Purple Eagles.
Freeman is averaging 14.8 points for the Saints.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
