ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A chance to dance. Siena Basketball will look to secure the program's seventh Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship when the third-seeded Saints battle regular season champion and top-seed Merrimack in the Air Force Reserve MAAC Championship Game Tuesday at 9 p.m. at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
 
For fans coming to cheer on the Saints in their quest for the program's first title since 2020, tickets can be purchased in-person at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office or by clicking the corresponding link. Siena fans making the trip to Atlantic City are also welcome to join the Siena University Office of Alumni Engagement for a pregame gathering at Murphy's Pub located inside Boardwalk Hall from 7-8:30 p.m., featuring complimentary food and a cash bar. To RSVP, for more information, and for details about Siena Alumni Capital Region Watch Parties, log on to sienasaints.com/maac26. For additional information regarding the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Basketball Championships, log on to maacsports.com/basketball.
 
Derek Jones and Tim Welsh have the call of the nationally televised MAAC Championship Game airing on ESPN2, which is available to Spectrum subscribers in the Capital Region on Channel 25, and can also be found on DirecTV Channel 209 and DISH Channel 143. ESPN2 can also be accessed through the ESPN app and online at espn.com/watch (subscription required). 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 8:30 p.m.
 
Siena (22-11) is just one step away from its first MAAC Tournament Championship in six years, and first earned on the court in 16 years. The Saints were awarded the 2020 MAAC Tournament Championship and NCAA Automatic Qualifier following their quarterfinal win over Manhattan as the highest remaining seed when COVID hit. Siena last won a MAAC Tournament Championship Game and played in an NCAA Tournament in 2010.
 
The Saints are set to play in the program's 10^th MAAC Championship Game – tied for second-most in league history – and first in nine years. Tuesday will mark the sixth time in the 44-year history of the MAAC in which the title game will pit the No. 1 vs. the No. 3 seed, and first since third-seeded Manhattan defeated Iona back in 2015. The three-seed holds a 3-2 edge all-time in such matchups.
 
MAAC Regular Season Champion Merrimack (23-10) fended off fifth-seeded Marist 58-57 Sunday night to advance to the program's third championship game in four seasons. The Warriors played in the 2024 Northeast Conference Championship Game and won the 2023 NEC Title, but did not go to the NCAA Tournament due to the program's transition period to the Division I level.
 
Second-year MAAC foes Siena and Merrimack meet for the 16^th time overall in a series which the Warriors hold an 8-7 edge. Merrimack has won all three MAAC matchups, following a regular season series sweep this winter. The Warriors led by 19 before holding on late for a 63-59 win on Jan. 9 in Albany, and prevailed 79-72 in a nationally televised overtime thriller on Feb. 20 in North Andover.  
 
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