ALBANY, NY – Siena. UAlbany. The state capital's premiere sporting event returns to MVP Arena when Siena Basketball looks to retain the Albany Cup Sunday at 5 p.m.
 
Tickets to the Albany Cup can be purchased by clicking the corresponding link, in-person at the MVP Arena Box Office, or by contacting Ticketmaster by phone at (800) 745-3000. The Siena Fan Relations Management Center is on-hand to handle all ticket-related inquiries, and can be reached by phone at (518) 487-2202 or by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu. For all Siena Basketball ticket-related information, log onto sienasaints.com/tickets.
 
Separated by less than eight miles, the Capital Region rivals meet for the second straight season following a five-year hiatus in the series. Siena (1-4), which turned a 16-point second half deficit into as much as a 15-point lead late in last year's 75-62 triumph, is seeking to win the Albany Cup in back-to-back years for the first time since 2008-09. UAlbany (2-3) has captured five of the past seven matchups, after the Saints had won nine of the first 11 official Albany Cups to tip-off the 21^st century.
 
Siena returns to the friendly confines of MVP Arena for the first time in 20 days after having played each of their past four games away from home. The shorthanded Saints – who have been without starting guards Michael Eley (ankle) and Zek Tekin (concussion protocol) for the last four and two games, respectively – dropped all four contests, but have continued to show improvement. Siena battled Horizon League preseason No. 2 Milwaukee, which won 22 games a year ago, to a 61-59 final to close out the Sunshine Slam Tuesday in Daytona Beach, Florida.
 
UAlbany meanwhile picked up its second win of the season on Tuesday, edging Army West Point 62-59 in Glens Falls. The Great Danes were projected to finish seventh out of nine teams according to the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll after posting an 8-23 (3-13) record a year ago.
 
Robert Lee and former Saint Conner Fenlon '12 have the call of the game on ESPN+, which can be viewed by clicking the corresponding link. "The Voice of the Saints" Emmanuel Berbari and former Saint Andy Grazulis '92 will have the radio call of the game locally in the Capital Region on the new radio home for Siena Basketball JAMZ 96.3 FM, with pregame coverage beginning at 4:30 p.m.
 
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 and #AlbanyCup. 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 in the second half.