JERSEY CITY, NJ – Currently tied for second place in the MAAC Standings – and just a game back of first – Siena Basketball and Saint Peter's clash Saturday at 2 p.m. at Run Baby Run Arena for the first of two pivotal meetings over the next 15 days.
 
Joe Vasile and Mike Andrusin 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.
 
Siena (17-7, 10-3) begins a pivotal stretch featuring their next five of seven remaining regular season contests against the other current top four teams in the MAAC Standings. Winners of six straight, the surging Saints enter play just a game back of first place Merrimack, but also only a game and a half clear of fifth place Quinnipiac who is next up on the docket.
 
Siena will also put its five-game road win streak to the test against an upstart Saint Peter's (13-8, 10-3) squad which has overachieved after being predicted to finish 11^th according to the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Peacocks are 10-1 at Run Baby Run Arena, including a perfect 7-0 in conference action while outscoring MAAC foes by an average of 13.7 points.
 
The programs meet for the first time this season – and first time in nearly two full years in Jersey City – in a series which Saint Peter's leads, 55-48. The home team has prevailed in 21 of the past 25 meetings, as the Saints have dropped 11 of their past 12 inside what is now known at Run Baby Run Arena.
 
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