JERSEY CITY, NJ – Saint Peter's out-rebounded Siena Basketball 30-11 in the second half punctuated by 15 offensive rebounds in the stanza to defeat the Saints 75-53 at Run Baby Run Arena.
 
Corey Washington returned from a five-game injury absence to score 20 of his 29 points in the first half for Saint Peter's (12-11, 8-6) which snapped a four-game losing streak, albeit against the current top-four teams in the MAAC Standings. Reserve Michael Houge added a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Peacocks which scored 27 of their points on second chance opportunities.
 
Michael Ojo scored 13 points on 5-6 shooting including 3-4 from three and added four steals for Siena (4-21, 3-11) which shot just 34%. Saint Peter's, which entered play ranked 20^th nationally in scoring defense (64.6), held the Saints top-two scorers Sean Durugordon and Michael Eley to just a combined 12 points on only 5-19 shooting, 23 points under their collective scoring average.
 
Siena opened the game on a 13-4 spurt over the first 5:10, but the Peacocks responded with an 11-2 answer to draw even. Saint Peter's led 36-30 at the half.
 
The Peacocks embarked upon a decisive 20-6 run spanning 5:50 early in the second half to pull free at 64-47 midway through the stanza. Saint Peter's grabbed six of their 22 total offensive rebounds during the stretch, leading to 11 second chance points.
 
The Saints, which started 7-10 from the field to open the second half, misfired on 16 of their final 17 attempts to fall for the 11^th time in their past 12 trips to Jersey City.
 
Siena returns to MVP Arena for the only time during a four-game span to host Canisius in their final February home game Sunday at 2 p.m. The Saints will welcome back and honor the members of the historic 1993-94 NIT team for a 30^th Anniversary celebration at halftime, highlighted by the formal induction of Doremus Bennerman into the Siena Athletics Hall of Fame and the retirement of his No. 23 jersey.