ALBANY, NY - Siena Basketball battles Saint Peter's in a pivotal second-place showdown Sunday at 2 p.m. at MVP Arena. The Peacocks enter play a half-game up on the Saints for second place in the MAAC Standings entering the stretch run. 

Tickets 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 MVP Arena Box Office (opens at 10 a.m.), or by contacting Ticketmaster by phone at (800) 745-3000. Siena is featuring a special "Sunday Funday" promotion featuring discounted $5 tickets for kids ages 12 and under. Tickets can be secured at the MVP Arena Box Office on game day. 

Siena will be participating in the inaugural Rising Coaches Equality and Inclusion Night, which seeks to support diversity, equity, and inclusion nationwide. The Saints will be showing their support in part by wearing their alternate black uniforms, while coaches will be wearing all black on the sidelines as well as the "equal sign" lapel pin created to symbolize equality. 

Siena (12-10, 9-5) continues a critical five-game, 10-day stretch with a golden opportunity to bounce back from a tough loss Friday night and sweep Saint Peter's (12-10, 10-5) to clinch a vital tiebreaker with the Peacocks. The road gets no easier for the Saints as, following this afternoon's tilt, they play Monmouth twice in the course of six days next week with a road matchup at Quinnipiac sandwiched in-between. The Hawks currently sit in fourth place in the MAAC Standings - a half-game back of Siena - while the Bobcats hold down fifth entering Sunday's slate. 

The Saints hope this year's trends continue to work in their favor this afternoon, as Siena is a perfect 6-0 this season on just one day of rest, and 6-1 in day games. The Saints have averaged better than 10 points per game more on just one days rest while shooting a solid 47% from the field, and have held their opponents to just 64.4 points on 40% shooting in afternoon tilts. 

Saint Peter's took advantage of Siena's 62-53 setback vs. Marist at MVP Arena Friday night, leapfrogging the Saints into second-place in the MAAC Standings with a 70-59 triumph at Fairfield. The Peacocks snapped a two-game slide with their victory Friday night, and continue a tough stretch this afternoon where they play four of five away from Jersey City. 

Siena and Saint Peter's meet for the 98th time, with the Peacocks leading the all-time series 52-45. The Saints are in search of their first regular season series sweep of Saint Peter's in a dozen years dating back to the 2009-10 season, after escaping the first meeting 60-58 on Dec. 5 at Run Baby Run Arena. Siena led by as many as 24 points in the second half - and still held a 23-point advantage with 7:37 left - before surviving 21 unanswered points from the Peacocks down the stretch. 

Robert Lee and Kelly O'Donnell have the call of the action locally on My4 Albany, which is televised in the Capital Region over the air on Channel 51, and is available to Spectrum subscribers on Channel 4. Check your local listings for more information. The game will also be simulcast on ESPN+, which can be accessed by clicking the corresponding link, on smartphones and tablets via the ESPN app, and on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. All Siena home games this season will be broadcast on either ESPN3 or ESPN+, with all remaining home games also simulcast locally on Capital Region television on My4 Albany.
 
Pregame coverage tips off at 1:30 p.m. locally on Talk1300 AM and 98.7 FM with Emmanuel Berbari and Andy Grazulis '92 on the call courtside from MVP Arena. Complimentary online audio of the broadcast can also be accessed by clicking the corresponding link.
 
Social media updates will be provided courtside throughout the day by following the Saints' official twitter page @SienaMBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #MarchOn. Upload pictures of yourself and your friends enjoying the game 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 the game will be displayed on the video scoreboard during the first timeout of the second half.