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Niagara holds off Siena 71-65 in MAAC quarterfinals
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Noah Thomasson scored 18 points to lead Niagara to a 71-65 victory over Siena on Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament.
Thomasson added five rebounds and five assists for the fifth-seeded Purple Eagles (16-14), who will play top-seeded Iona in Friday's semifinals. Joe Kasperzyk had 16 points and Aaron Gray contributed 12 points and seven rebounds.
The fourth-seeded Saints (17-15) were led by Javian McCollum with 24 points and nine assists. Michael Eley added 16 points and Jared Billups finished with 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks.
Niagara went into halftime with a 34-26 lead behind 12 points from Thomasson.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Aaron Gray vs. Jackson Stormo (Purple Eagles gains possession) | Â |
| 19:38 |  | Â | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:36 | | Â | Michael Eley defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:12 | | +2 | Jared Billups makes two point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists) | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | | Â | Braxton Bayless misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:46 | | Â | Jackson Stormo defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:40 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:38 | | Â | Andrew Platek offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:34 | | Â | Jared Billups misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:32 | | Â | Jared Billups offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:23 | | Â | Jared Billups misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:21 | | Â | Jackson Stormo offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:21 | | Â | Braxton Bayless personal foul (Jackson Stormo draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:16 | | +2 | Andrew Platek makes two point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists) | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | | Â | Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:00 | | Â | Andrew Platek defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:43 | | Â | Jackson Stormo turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:23 | | Â | Braxton Bayless turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Platek steals) | Â |
| 17:16 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:16 | | Â | Saints offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:16 | | Â | David Mitchell shooting foul (Jackson Stormo draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:16 | | +1 | Jackson Stormo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-5 |
| 17:16 | | +1 | Jackson Stormo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-6 |
| 17:06 | | Â | Jared Billups blocks Noah Thomasson's two point layup | Â |
| 17:04 | | Â | Purple Eagles offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:48 | | Â | Michael Eley personal foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:42 | | Â | Aaron Gray misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:40 | | Â | Jackson Stormo defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:39 | | Â | Jackson Stormo turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gray steals) | Â |
| 16:37 | | +2 | Aaron Gray makes two point layup | 2-6 |
| 16:16 | | +2 | Andrew Platek makes two point jump shot (Jared Billups assists) | 2-8 |
| 15:54 | | +2 | Noah Thomasson makes two point layup | 4-6 |
| 15:54 | | +2 | Noah Thomasson makes two point layup | 4-8 |
| 15:39 | | Â | Sam Iorio blocks Andrew Platek's two point layup | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | David Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:23 | | Â | Aaron Gray misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Jackson Stormo defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Jared Billups misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:06 | | Â | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:59 | | +3 | David Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists) | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | | +2 | Michael Eley makes two point jump shot | 7-10 |
| 14:02 | | +2 | Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot | 9-10 |
| 13:32 | | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot | 9-13 |
| 13:00 | | Â | Jackson Stormo shooting foul (Joe Kasperzyk draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:00 | | +1 | Joe Kasperzyk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-13 |
| 13:00 | | +1 | Joe Kasperzyk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | | +2 | Michael Baer makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists) | 11-15 |
| 12:23 | | +2 | David Mitchell makes two point jump shot | 13-15 |
| 12:06 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:04 | | Â | Harlan Obioha defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:48 | | +3 | Joe Kasperzyk makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists) | 16-15 |
| 11:29 | | +3 | Michael Eley makes three point jump shot | 16-18 |
| 10:58 | | Â | Harlan Obioha offensive foul | Â |
| 10:58 | | Â | Harlan Obioha turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 10:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Andrew Platek misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:41 | | Â | Saints offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Andrew Platek turnover (lost ball) (Lance Erving steals) | Â |
| 10:09 | | +3 | Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot | 19-18 |
| 9:52 | | Â | Aaron Gray shooting foul (Andrew Platek draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:52 | | +1 | Andrew Platek makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-19 |
| 9:52 | | Â | Andrew Platek misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Harlan Obioha defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Aaron Gray misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:31 | | Â | Michael Eley defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:20 | | Â | Jackson Stormo misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 9:18 | | Â | Lance Erving defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:56 | | +2 | Harlan Obioha makes two point dunk (Noah Thomasson assists) | 21-19 |
| 8:42 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Purple Eagles defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Joe Kasperzyk turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Platek steals) | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:16 | | Â | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Lance Erving misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | Andrew Platek defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Javian McCollum offensive foul (Lance Erving draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Javian McCollum turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Braxton Bayless makes two point jump shot (David Mitchell assists) | 23-19 |
| 7:20 | | Â | Killian Gribben misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:18 | | Â | Saints offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:18 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:04 | | Â | Andrew Platek misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Killian Gribben offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Andrew Platek misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:52 | | Â | Killian Gribben offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:51 | | Â | David Mitchell personal foul | Â |
| 6:50 | | Â | Michael Eley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Purple Eagles defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | Noah Thomasson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:30 | | Â | Killian Gribben defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:20 | | Â | Michael Eley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Sam Iorio defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:55 | | +2 | Aaron Gray makes two point layup (Lance Erving assists) | 25-19 |
| 5:49 | | Â | Braxton Bayless personal foul | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Lance Erving personal foul (Jayce Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Jayce Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Aaron Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:24 | | +3 | Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot | 28-19 |
| 4:57 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:55 | | Â | Killian Gribben offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:49 | | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Jayce Johnson assists) | 28-22 |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Noah Thomasson makes two point floating jump shot | 30-22 |
| 4:21 | | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point jump shot | 30-24 |
| 3:55 | | Â | Sam Iorio misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | Sam Iorio offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:47 | | +2 | Sam Iorio makes two point layup | 32-24 |
| 3:32 | | Â | Andrew Platek misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Purple Eagles defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Jayce Johnson personal foul | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Joe Kasperzyk misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:11 | | Â | Jared Billups defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Noah Thomasson steals) | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Aaron Gray misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Killian Gribben defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:22 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:20 | | Â | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Sam Iorio misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Sam Iorio offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Sam Iorio misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Sam Iorio offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Sam Iorio misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Aaron Gray offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Aaron Gray misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Jared Billups defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:39 | | Â | Lance Erving shooting foul (Jared Billups draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:39 | | Â | Jared Billups misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:39 | | Â | Jared Billups misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:39 | | Â | Harlan Obioha defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:29 | | Â | Purple Eagles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:28 | | Â | Braxton Bayless turnover (bad pass) (Michael Eley steals) | Â |
| 1:21 | | +2 | Michael Eley makes two point layup | 32-26 |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Harlan Obioha makes two point layup (Aaron Gray assists) | 34-26 |
| 0:32 | | Â | Jackson Stormo misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:30 | | Â | Aaron Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Jared Billups personal foul (Joe Kasperzyk draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Joe Kasperzyk turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Saints 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Michael Baer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Saints offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |