Feb. 17, 2007
Final Stats
ALBANY, N.Y. - Michael Haddix scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Siena finished strong for the fourth straight game in a 77-66 win over James Madison on BracketBusters Saturday in Albany. The Saints shot over 50% from the field for the fourth straight game, improving to 10-0 this season when doing so.
"I thought this was a great win for us," head coach Fran McCaffery said. "They challenged us in a lot of different ways and we responded. I think this game helped us prepare for our final two (league) games."
Edwin Ubiles scored 11 of his 18 points in the first half as Siena raced to a 36-24 lead at the break. The Saints held the Dukes to just 30% from the floor before intermission.
Juwann James was the only bright spot for the visitors in the first half. He scored 11 of his 19 points and grabbed four of his eight rebounds in the first 20 minutes.
Reserve Matt Hilton's second 3-pointer cut Siena's lead to 55-51 with 9:43 to go, but the Saints scored on their next two possessions and made 11-12 free throws in the final six minutes to seize control.
David Ryan had 14 points and Kenny Hasbrouck added 13 for the balanced Saints who won for the sixth straight time. Ronald Moore had nine assists and two turnovers, efficiently running Siena's attack.
Terrance Carter had 14 points for JMU which shot 53% from the field in the second half.
Haddix proved to be the difference, making 9-10 free throws and 6-8 field goal attempts. The senior center scored his 1,500th career point with 3:11 to go in the first half. He is the sixth player in school history to do so.
Siena plays it final regular-season home game against Manhattan at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The Saints square off with first place Marist, who they trail by just one game in the MAAC standings, on ESPN2 Saturday at 11 a.m.
