RIVERDALE, NY – Siena Basketball wraps up regular season action when the Saints face Manhattan Saturday at 2 p.m. at Draddy Gymnasium
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Greg Mescall and Chris Williams 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 Conner Fenlon '12 will have the radio call of the game locally in the Capital Region on JAMZ 96.3 FM, with pregame coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m.
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Siena (14-16, 9-10) secured a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament berth Thursday, but still has seeding to play for in the regular season finale.
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Currently eighth in the MAAC Standings, the Saints would clinch the No. 7 seed with a win Saturday and a Sacred Heart loss at Iona (4 p.m.). Siena would be seeded no worse than eighth win a win. However, the Saints would fall as low as the No. 9 seed with a loss coupled with a Rider win vs. Niagara (2 p.m.).
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Regardless, Siena will play a MAAC Tournament First Round game Tuesday at either 6 or 8:30 p.m. at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Saints still have four possible First Round opponents – Rider, Fairfield, Niagara, or Saint Peter's.
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Meanwhile Manhattan (16-12, 11-8) has already wrapped up a First Round bye and will begin MAAC Tournament action next Thursday. The Jaspers, however, enter play in a three-way tie for fourth place in the MAAC Standings, and can be seeded anywhere from fourth through sixth.
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The longtime rivals meet for the 113
th time in a series which Manhattan leads 60-52. Siena prevailed 103-95 in an epic double overtime affair in the first meeting between the teams on Jan. 3 in Albany. Siena erased a six-point deficit with 43.2 seconds left in regulation to secure the program's milestone 800
th Division I victory. The Saints eclipsed the century mark in scoring for the first time in six years, while posting the program's highest scoring total in a quarter century.
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