ALBANY, NY – Siena Basketball concludes a two-game home week – and grueling six-game, 14-day stretch – when the Saints battle I-87 rival Marist Thursday night at 7 p.m. at MVP Arena.
 
Tickets start as low as $15 (service fees apply if purchasing through Ticketmaster) and can be secured 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.
 
After posting a 10-win improvement in Year One under Gerry McNamara – which was tied for the ninth-best turnaround nationally – Siena (13-7, 6-3) can equal its win total from all last season with what would be a momentum-building victory to cap off a frenetic stretch. The Saints, who have gone 3-2 so far during the stretch with back-to-back wins, enter the evening in a three-way tie for third-place in the MAAC Standings with both Marist (12-6, 6-3) and Quinnipiac. Thursday marks the midway point of the league docket for the three perceived conference contenders.
 
The top-ranked MAAC team in the NET (138), the Red Foxes had their four-game win streak snapped by current conference co-leader Merrimack Monday afternoon in Poughkeepsie. Marist ranks third nationally in three-point field goal defense (.266), fourth in scoring defense (62.3), fifth in free throw percentage (.790), 11^th in field goal percentage defense (.389).
 
The I-87 rivals meet for the 97^th time in a series controlled by Siena to the tune of a dominant 63-33 advantage. However, the Red Foxes have won four straight, three of which have been by five points or less.  
 
Kelly O'Donnell, former Saint Andy Grazulis '92, and Joe Lemery have the call of the regional televised broadcast on SNY, which will also be streamed on ESPN+. The "Voice of the Saints" Emmanuel Berbari and Steve Jones will have the radio call of the game locally in the Capital Region on JAMZ 96.3 FM, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m.
 
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