UNCASVILLE, CT - Siena Basketball travels to Mohegan Sun Arena for a pair of games this weekend in the Springfield Bracket of the Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off presented by Citi. The Saints open play in the Nutmeg State with their third of four games in the season-opening tournament when they take on Norfolk State Friday night at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN3. 

Tickets to Friday night's game are priced at $55 for courtside seating options, with both lower and upper level seating priced at $22. The Siena team section is located in Section 26. A pregame gathering for Siena fans will be held from 7:15-8:15 p.m. at the Landsdowne Irish Pub and Music House located near the entrance to Mohegan Sun Arena. 

Pat O'Keefe and Rob Kennedy have the call of the game on ESPN3, which can be viewed by clicking the corresponding link or via the WatchESPN app. Gameday Central coverage commences with the Anderson Group Pregame Show at 8 p.m. with A.J. Kanell and Conner Fenlon '12, which airs locally on Talk1300 AM and 98.7 FM as well as online at SienaAllAccess.com. The complimentary audio stream can be listened to by clicking the corresponding link. 

The winner of Friday night's matchup will advance to the Springfield Bracket Championship Game against the winner of Holy Cross-Stony Brook Sunday at 11 a.m. The loser will play in the consolation game Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. The Crusaders and Seawolves precede the Saints and Spartans Friday night at 6 p.m. 

Social media updates will be provided courtside throughout the day via the Saints' official twitter page @SienaMBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtags #MarchOn and #UnleashMayhem.

Here's Ten Things to Know About Tonight's Game
1.) Siena is in search of the program's first 2-1 start since the 2011-12 season
2.) The Saints snapped an 11-game road losing streak with last Thursday's victory at A-10 foe George Washington. The victory was Siena's first on the road since an 87-68 triumph at Bryant on Dec. 17, 2017.
3.) The Saints have posted a 7-16 (.304) record in regular season tournaments dating back to the start of the 2008-09 season. Fourteen of Siena's 23 games have come against high major programs. The Saints won the 2K Classic Smithfield Subregional Championship in 2015.
4.) Siena ranks 10th nationally averaging 12.5 threes per game. The Saints ranked 250th out of 351 Division I teams (and last in the MAAC) averaging 6.9 threes per game last season. 
5.) Siena has made 12 or more threes in back-to-back games to open the season, after having tallied 12 or more in a game just twice all of last year. The Saints have not reached double figures in threes made in three consecutive games since doing so in four straight from Jan. 15-25, 2001. 
6.) Siena ranks fifth nationally in fewest fouls (12.0), 33rd in turnovers (10.0), and 48th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.55). The Saints ranked 304th in fouls (20.0), 329th in turnovers (15.1), and 340th in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.73) last season.
7.) Kevin Degnan leads the MAAC in both three-point field goal percentage (.667 - 21st nationally) and threes per game (4.0 - 26th) after posting Siena career-highs of 15 points and eight rebounds in last week's win over the Colonials
8.) Freshman guard Jalen Pickett leads the team through his first two collegiate games in both scoring (13.0) and assists (7.5). He ranks 20th nationally in assists, and has posted a 5.0-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
9.) Siena and Norfolk State meet for the first time ever. The Saints are 5-2 all-time against MEAC schools, having last played Bethune-Cookman in 1999. Head coach Jamion Christian went 2-0 against Norfolk State during his time leading Mount St. Mary's.
10.) Norfolk State posted a 14-19 overall record last season, including an 11-5 mark in the MEAC. The Spartans have split their first four games of the season, blowing out non-Division I opponents Mid-Atlantic Christian and Clarion at home, while suffering road defeats at nationally ranked Michigan and South Carolina.