Location: Times Union Center – Albany, N.Y.

Starters:  G - #1 Malcolm McMillan; G - #4 Keifer Douse, G - #5 Kassius Robertson, F - #22 Phil Valenti, C - #14 Kevin Bleeker

Game Recap
Siena freshman Nico Clareth scored 15 of his game-high 22 points in the second half and the Saints shot 52.5 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from 3-point land, as Siena defeated Canisius 90-67 Thursday night in the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. The win moves the Saints to 17-9 overall and 10-5 in MAAC play, while the Golden Griffins fell to 11-15 overall and 6-9 in league play.

Four Siena players scored in double-figures in the win, led by Clareth's 22 points. He also had five assists and three steals in 24 minutes of play. Junior Javion Ogunyemi added 21 points to the winning cause, while redshirt-junior Brett Bisping and senior Ryan Oliver chipped in 15 and 14 points, respectively.  Bisping had nine rebounds in the win while Ogunyemi was credited with five assists as well. For the game, Siena was credited with 20 assists on 31-made field goals.

For Canisius, sophomore Kassius Robertson scored a team-high 19 points while redshirt-freshman Isaiah Gurley posted 12 points on the power of a career best four makes from 3-point land, and he also pulled down a team-high five rebounds. The Blue and Gold shot 37.3 percent from the field, 31.8 percent from 3-point land and turned the ball over 14 times against nine assists. Senior Malcolm McMillan and junior Keifer Douse added nine points each to the losing effort.

How It Happened:
• After McMillan hit one-of-two free-throw chances to make the score 9-8 in favor of Siena with 14:47 left in the first half, the Saints went on a 15-6 run over the next  4:40 to take a 24-14 lead with 9:48 left before intermission. In that spurt, Ryan Oliver and Ogunyemi combined to score 11 points for Siena.
• Douse made one free-throw with 7:19 left before halftime to make the score 26-17 in favor of Siena. From there, the Saints outscored the Griffs 16-7 in the final 6:15 of the opening half to take a 42-24 lead into the break. The 18-point halftime deficit is the largest for the Blue and Gold this season.
• Canisius used a 12-2 run over the span of 3:03 to get within 10 points at 46-35 with 15:41 left to play. In that scoring run, Robertson accounted for seven of Canisius' points, but Siena countered with seven-straight points in 2:06 to push its cushion to 53-36 with 13:11 left to play.
• Siena, which led by as many as 22 points midway through the second half, shot 64 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from 3-point range in the game's second half. The Saints also controlled the glass in the win, out rebounding Canisius by a 40-29 count.

Beyond the Box Score:
• The two teams combined to turn the ball over 32 times, with Siena being charged with 18 of those turnovers.
• The Saints scored 32 points in the paint, while outscoring Canisius 8-0 in fast-break points.
• McMillan was credited with four of Canisius' nine assists for the night. He has now posted multiple assists in all 26 games played this season.

Quotes from Canisius coach Jim Baron
"Give Siena credit. We allowed them to get open looks and they made shots. That's a veteran group that plays well together and they're tough to beat here in this building."

"We were not crisp on offense, we didn't defend and we let them crash the boards. [Siena] is a good team, and when you play good teams, you need to be ready to go. We need to man up. We need guys to start playing hard all the time."

"We had guys in the right positions, we knew what they were going to do, and we just didn't get it done tonight. We have a handful of games left to go before we're back here for the [MAAC] Tournament. We need to start playing with some emotion and take pride in what we're doing here."

Additional Game Notes:
• This was the 96th all-time meeting between these two schools, with Siena leading the series 53-43.
• The win for Siena gives the Saints a regular-season sweep of Canisius for the first time since the 2011-12 season. It also ended the Griffs' two-game winning streak over the Saints in the Times Union Center.
• Robertson has now scored 10-plus points in a game 21 times this season.
• Thursday marks the first time Gurley has led the team in rebounding in is career.

Up Next: Canisius will travel to play at Saint Peter's on Sunday, Feb. 14, with tipoff time set for 3 p.m., in the Yanitelli Center. The game will be broadcast live through MAAC.tv, with the radio call on Timeless WECK 1230-AM and 102.9-FM in Buffalo and through GoGriffs.com. The M&T Bank Pregame Show will start at 2:40 p.m.