ALBANY, NY - Siena Basketball looks to bounce back from a tough overtime setback earlier this week when the Saints host Niagara on Northwestern Mutual Academic Appreciation Night at the Times Union Center Thursday night at 7 p.m. The game, which is also being presented by Homestead Funding, will be broadcast on ESPN3.
Tickets to tonight's game start as low as just $10 for adults (service fees apply if purchasing through Ticketmaster), and can be secured by clicking the corresponding link, in-person at the Times Union Center Box Office (opens at 10 a.m.), or by contacting Ticketmaster by phone at (800) 745-3000. Siena Basketball Flex Ticket Plans can be purchased by clicking the corresponding links, or by contacting the Siena Fan Relations Management Center by phone at (518) 487-2202, online at sienasaints.com/tickets, by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu, or by stopping by the office located at the Times Union Center (opens at 8:30 a.m.). Active your Siena ReplyBuy account by clicking on the corresponding link to receive exclusive last minute ticket deals featuring heavily discounted center court and premium seating options, and receive a $5 credit towards your first purchase.
Siena Athletics will honor and recognize many of its brightest Saints in a special halftime ceremony as part of Northwestern Mutual Academic Appreciation Night. Siena student athletes achieved a stellar 3.19 cumulative GPA during the 2017-18 school year, which featured a new record 171 Saints named to the MAAC Academic Honor Roll. Additionally 33 Saints – an increase of seven from the previous year – were named to the athletic department's "4.0 Club" for achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA during either the Fall 2017 and/or Spring 2018 semesters.
Siena (6-11, 1-3) has captured eight of the past 10 meetings vs. Niagara (8-9, 1-3), including four of the last five in Albany. The teams are meeting for the 106th time, and the Saints' 56 victories vs. the Purple Eagles are their most vs. any program.
A.J. Kanell and Andy Grazulis have the call of the game via all broadcast platforms. The ESPN3 broadcast is accessible by clicking the corresponding link, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Gameday Central coverage commences with The Anderson Group Pregame Show at 6:30 p.m. locally on Talk 1300 AM and 98.7 FM, and online at SienaAllAccess.com. Complimentary online audio of the broadcast can also be accessed by clicking the corresponding link at the top of the page.
Social media updates will be provided courtside throughout the day by following the Saints' official twitter page @SienaMBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtags #MarchOn, #UnleashMayhem, and #SienaSaints. Upload pictures of yourself and your friends enjoying tonight's through the Selfiefinder platform by clicking the corresponding link at the top of the page, or by downloading the Selfiefinder app and searching "Siena." The best selfies from tonight's game will be displayed on the video scoreboard during the first timeout of the second half.
