Burns scores 24 to carry Siena over Niagara 77-55
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Elijah Burns had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Siena won its eighth straight game, rolling past Niagara 77-55 on Wednesday night.
Donald Carey had 12 points for Siena (18-10, 14-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jalen Pickett added 10 points and 12 assists. Manny Camper had nine points and 14 rebounds.
Siena posted a season-high 23 assists.
Justin Roberts had 15 points for the Purple Eagles (11-19, 9-10). James Towns added 13 points. Marcus Hammond had seven assists.
The Saints leveled the season series against the Purple Eagles with the win. Niagara defeated Siena 72-71 on Jan. 19. Siena finishes out the regular season against Monmouth on the road on Friday. Niagara finishes out the regular season against Canisius on the road on Friday.
---
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25
---
This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Men's College Basketball News
Harmon, Harkless lead Oklahoma to 76-50 win over K-State
— De’Vion Harmon scored 16 points, Elijah Harkless had eight points, 13 rebounds, six assists and three steals and Oklahoma beat Kansas State 76-50 on Tuesday night, handing the Wildcats their fifth-straight loss.
Purdue upsets No. 15 Ohio State on Ivey's clutch 3
Freshman Jaden Ivey knocks down a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final seconds to give Purdue an upset victory over Ohio State.
Munoz scores 21 to lift Longwood past High Point 75-54
— Juan Munoz had 21 points as Longwood routed High Point 75-54 on Tuesday night.
2020-2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Siena | 6-0 | - | 6-0 |
Iona | 3-1 | 2 | 5-3 |
Monmouth | 7-3 | 1 | 7-4 |
Marist | 5-5 | 3 | 7-5 |
Manhattan | 4-4 | 3 | 5-4 |
Saint Peter's | 3-3 | 3 | 6-5 |
Canisius | 3-3 | 3 | 3-3 |
Niagara | 4-6 | 4 | 5-7 |
Rider | 3-7 | 5 | 3-10 |
Fairfield | 3-7 | 5 | 3-12 |
Quinnipiac | 1-3 | 4 | 3-5 |