Smithen's Career Day Comes Up Short as Siena Can't Hold On Against Manhattan
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Siena escaped Monday night in 3 overtimes against a decent Saint Peters, but were looking Friday night to keep the win streak going taking on Manhattan. The Saints have allowed an average of just 61.3 points during their three-game home win streak. The Saints have captured 13 of the last 14 meetings between the programs at the Times Union Center. The Jaspers won the first meeting between the programs this season, 72-61 on Jan. 13 in Riverdale. Manhattan forced 25 turnovers - including six over the final 2:58 - and ended the game on a 13-4 run. Freshman guard Jordan Horn scored 16 of his team-high 19 points in the second half for the Saints.
Zane Waterman's layup with 2:38 left gave the Jaspers the lead for good at 49-47. A Manhattan turnover with 15 seconds left gave the Saints a chance to tie or go ahead with their final possession. Paulicap blocked Ahsante Shivers' layup attempt out of bounds with 2.1 seconds left. Zavier Turner stole it from Siena's Thomas Huerter Jr. on the ensuing inbound play and added a pair of free throws to cap the scoring.
Manhattan trailed by nine points at halftime before erasing its deficit with 11 straight points to lead 42-39 just past the midpoint of the second half.
Kadeem Smithen led Siena with 18 points, Evan Fisher scored 10, and Prince Oduro had 12 rebounds to go with six points.
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By Jake Martino
