March 8, 2009
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Ronald Moore set a MAAC Tournament record with 14 assists and five Saints reached double figures in an 80-65 MAAC semifinal win over #5 seed Fairfield Sunday night at Times Union Center. The win puts Siena into the MAAC championship game for the third straight season where they will face #2 Niagara Monday at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.
Moore assisted on nine of Siena's first 10 baskets, helping the Saints race to a 28-11 lead at the 10:41 mark of the first half. His 14 assists were also the second most in school history, trailing only Marc Brown's school single game record of 18 set February 3, 1990 against Army.
Moore spread the ball all over the floor as the Saints shot 63% from the field in building an insurmountable 48-24 halftime lead. He rounded out his first double-double of the season by scoring 12 points on 5-10 shooting from the field.
He was joined in double figures by Clarence Jackson (16), Edwin Ubiles (15), Alex Franklin (13) and Ryan Rossiter (12). MAAC Player of the Year Kenny Hasbrouck scored nine points in just 21 minutes. He sat out the final 17:16 of the game after leaving with a lower leg injury.
Jackson became just the second Saint to make five 3-pointers in a game (Hasbrouck) this season.
Herbie Allen scored a game-high 19 points for Fairfield which rallied to shoot 61% in the second half - including 8-13 from 3-point range - after converting just 35% of their chances before intermission.
Siena led 68-40 following Edwin Ubiles' layup with 8:41 remaining.
The flow of the game enabled Siena head coach Fran McCaffery to substitute freely, spelling several of his key players for tomorrow's MAAC title game. Jackson played 29 minutes off the bench, freshman Owen Wignot saw 17 minutes of action and classmate Kyle Downey played 11 minutes.
With the victory, Siena equals a program record for victories in a season. The Saints also won 25 games in 1988-89, 1990-91, 1993-94 and 1998-99.
A win Monday night would give Siena its second straight MAAC Tournament Championship and fourth in the last 10 years. More important, it would secure the team's fifth NCAA Tournament berth.
