Durugordon leads Siena against Niagara after 30-point showing
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Siena Saints (2-13, 1-3 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (7-8, 3-2 MAAC)
Lewiston, New York; Monday, 12 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Purple Eagles -6; over/under is 141
BOTTOM LINE: Siena visits the Niagara Purple Eagles after Sean Durugordon scored 30 points in Siena’s 67-63 loss to the Canisius Golden Griffins.
The Purple Eagles have gone 3-4 at home. Niagara ranks sixth in the MAAC with 22.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Harlan Obioha averaging 5.5.
The Saints are 1-3 in MAAC play. Siena leads the MAAC with 11.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Durugordon averaging 3.4.
Niagara averages 75.1 points per game, 2.4 fewer points than the 77.5 Siena gives up. Siena’s 39.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 8.2 percentage points lower than Niagara has allowed to its opponents (47.5%).
The Purple Eagles and Saints meet Monday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luke Bumbalough averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Purple Eagles, scoring 9.9 points while shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc. Ahmad Henderson II is shooting 41.6% and averaging 11.8 points over the past 10 games for Niagara.
Giovanni Emejuru is averaging 11.2 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Saints. Durugordon is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Siena.
LAST 10 GAMES: Purple Eagles: 6-4, averaging 79.1 points, 34.0 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 4.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.6 points per game.
Saints: 1-9, averaging 61.2 points, 37.3 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 37.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.