Jan. 15, 2007
Final Stats
ALBANY, N.Y.-Senior guard Jared Jordan (Hartford, Conn.) notched his second career triple-double in leading the Marist men's basketball team to an 84-75 overtime victory over Siena Monday evening in the Times Union Center. The game was televised on Madison Square Garden network. Marist improved to 13-4 overall and 5-1 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, while Siena dropped 9-7 overall and 5-2 in league play. The Red Foxes sit atop the league standings with Manhattan and Loyola, who are also 5-1.
Jordan is also one of just two players in the nation currently leading his team in points, rebounds and assists (Jamont Gordon-Mississippi State).
Marist went 8-8 from the field in the extra session, while the Saints made just three of eight shots.
The win was the fifth against no defeats for Marist coach Matt Brady against his alma mater.
Marist also held a 44-28 advantage on points in the paint.
Jordan, who played in his 100th career game, paced the Red Foxes with 24 points, 11 rebounds (career-high) and 11 assists. The 6'2 guard is bidding to become the first player in Division I history since Southern University's Avery Johnson to lead the nation in assists twice. Johnson averaged 10.74 during the 1986-87 season and 13.3 the following season.
Senior guard Will Whittington (Kingwood, Tx.) chipped in 17 points, while junior forwards Shae McNamara (Milwaukee, Wisc.) and Ben Farmer (Clinton, Conn.) had 15 and 13, respectively. McNamara also posted career-highs in steals (five) and assists (four). Senior center James Smith (Nyack, N.Y.) also posted three blocks.
Siena was led by Ronald Moore's 19 points. The Saints' other four starters, Michael Haddiz (15), Edwin Ubiles (12), Kenny Hasbrouck (12) and David Ryan (11) all had double digits. Haddix led the way with nine boards, while Hasbrouck had five assists. Ryan had a team-high three assists.
Marist won the rebounding battle 40-35.
The Red Foxes went up by their biggest margin (32-22) on a layup by junior forward Wilfred Benjamin (St. Francis Village Erin, Trinidad) with 1:01 to play in the first half. However, Siena got a 3-pointer from Moore and three points from Haddix to close the margin to four (32-28) at the half.
The Saints took their first lead at 35-32 on a 3-pointer by Moore with 16:11 to go, but Marist battled back to take slim leads the rest of the way. The Red Foxes led 60-54 with 2:30 to play, but found themselves headed for overtime when Ryan made a layup with 13 seconds to go.
In the extra period, Siena came out firing with a pair of 3-pointers by Moore, but Marist battled back to go up 71-70 on a jumper in the lane by Benjamin. Farmer put the Red Foxes up for good with a clutch 3-pointer on their next possession to give the visitors a four-point lead.
Marist shot 50 percent from the field (35-70), while Siena shot 44.3 percent (27-61). The Red Foxes made 33.3 percent (9-27) of their 3-pointers, while the Saints made 33.3 percent (6-18) as well. Siena cashed in at the free throw line, making 15 of 20 attempts (75 percent), while Marist made just five of eight attempts (62.5 percent).
The Red Foxes will be back in action Thursday at Niagara (9-9 overall, 4-3 MAAC) at 7 p.m. Both squads picked up a home win in the season series in 2005-06.
