Final Stats

Saint Peter's handed Siena its sixth straight loss at the Yanitelli Center Sunday, staving off a furious late rally to hold on for a 72-68 victory. Marquis Wright led all players with 20 points for Siena.

The Peacocks led 69-60 with 53 seconds left, but Siena (5-4, 1-1) got within 70-68 on an off-balance three-pointer by Wright with eight seconds left. Chazz Patterson sealed the game with two free throws for the Peacocks (3-4, 2-0).

Patterson scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half and Saint Peter's jumped out to a 20-6 lead before settling for a 38-25 lead at the half. Siena cut the deficit to 29-25 on an Evan Fisher layup, but the Peacocks scored the final eight points of the half to take control.

The Saints never got closer than seven until their last minute rally.

Quadir Welton paced the Peacocks with 18 points and eight rebounds. Saint Peter's and Iona are the only two undefeated teams in the MAAC after the annual December weekend.

Nico Clareth had 12 points off the bench for Siena. Javion Ogunyemi finished with 11, and Lavon Long had 10. Brett Bisping finished with just five points, a performance head coach Jimmy Patsos attributed to a strep throat.

The Saints shot 40% from the field and failed to reach 70 points against Saint Peter's for the 13th straight game, a streak that dates back to February of 2009.

Siena missed 11 of its 32 free throws, which proved critical as they tried to claw back in the game. Ryan Oliver had a chance to cut the deficit to two points after smartly drawing a foul on a three-point try with 16 seconds left, but he made just one of the three attempts. Weldon made one of two on the other end before Wright's three-pointer brought Siena within two.

Siena returns to Times Union Center Wednesday to begin a three-game homestand against CAA favorite Hofstra. The annual Albany Cup game is set for Saturday at 7:30 p.m.