Overview
- Siena led from the opening minutes, racing to a 14-2 start and pushing the margin to as many as 21 in a wire-to-wire win.
- The Saints dominated the interior and possession battle, finishing plus-24 in the paint, plus-11 on second chances, and 27-0 on points off turnovers with a 19-to-7 assist-to-turnover mark.
- Division II Gannon transfer Tasman Goodrick delivered 22 points and 11 rebounds on 11-for-14 shooting in his Division I debut.
- Preseason First Team All-MAAC guard Justice Shoats added 17 points and nine assists to steady Siena’s offense.
- Bryant began the Jamion Christian era with a road loss at MVP Arena, where Timofei Rudovskii led the Bulldogs with 15 points before 4,072 fans.