ALBANY — Siena used a two minute 9-1 run in the second half to punch their ticket to their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

Niagara, who depended on the three point ball to keep them tied with Siena at halftime by sinking 6 of 19, went 3 of 18 from behind the arc in the second half and could not cool down the Saints hot shooting. Kenny Hasbrouck scored 17 of his team high 19 points in the second half. Ryan Rossiter posted a double double with 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Ronald Moore turned in a good performance even though he was given a disputed technical foul in the first half. Moore was barely short of a triple double with 7 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

Siena is now 4-3 in MAAC Championship games, 4-2 against Niagara in the tournament, 9-2 as the #1 seed in the MAAC Tournament and 8-2 under Fran McCaffery.

We will have updates throughout the week on not only the fallout of the MAACs, but Bracketology as well as the Saints go marching to their fifth Big Dance.