Albany 75, Siena 76
December 2, 2006
Pepsi Arena
Double-OT
Record: 2-3
Attendance: 11,271
I'm not going to get too worked up over a game, but this loss stings a bit. Losing to Siena two years in a row is a bitter pill to swallow.
Just before the game, I spoke with a friend who was trying to find a line on the game. He couldn't find one, but I suggested that if there was one it would be something like Siena -1.
Give Siena all the credit in the world. The Saints played a very good basketball game and showed a lot of resiliency in the OT periods when UA had a chance to close the door on them.
I wondered how Siena would shoot from outside and I wondered about how their youngsters would respond. Well, goes to show you what I know, as Siena's kids, in particular, Edwin Ubiles & Kenny Hasbrouck, were outstanding. Siena also shot much better from beyond the arc in tonight's game than they have in their previous 5.
Siena shot 10-28 from 3-point land, and it seemed like all of their 3's were clutch and were made at critical moments. None moreso than the 3's made by Moore and Kenny Hasbrouck with Siena down in the OT periods with UA clinging to 6-point lead in overtime and a 4-point lead in double OT.
In sharp contrast, Albany shot 4-20. Ouch. And Jason Siggers had all of them! Albany went basically 39 minutes without making a 3-point shot, when Jason drained his first trey-- which were also his first points of the evening--with 1:04 left in regulation. Jason went bananas in overtime, sort of like he did in the opening minutes of the second half of the Delaware game, scoring UA's first 8 points in OT. Its a lot of fun to watch when Siggers goes on one of those bursts when he appears to be everywhere and do everything.
Down the stretch, Albany also shot poorly from the charity stripe. Lillis misses 4 free throws and Jamar misses two. If recollection serves me, I think those misses might have been short. Probably nerves.
Connelly and Gifford continue to impress with their effiecient play. Combined, the two shot 8-11 from the floor (Gifford, 4-5, Connelly, 4-6). Brian Lillis also had a nice evening, shooting 5-8 from the floor. Brian is a good shooter and it would be good to see him assert himself offensively a bit more, especially on open looks, instead of looking to pass.
Sometimes I think its a bit easy to forget about how good Jamar really is. Everyone expects a lot from him, and tonight he played all 50 minutes of the game. Jamar is going to get the bulk of attention from opponents, yet he still finds a way to get to the line and get points that way. We saw this tonight and against UConn, as well.
Albany also did a much better handling the ball tonight, considering the 2 OT periods. Albany committed 12 turnovers to Siena's 14.
The Pepsi Arena is a brutally bad place to watch a basketball game. I was pretty psyched to learn I was sitting in section 130. I moved upstairs at halftime where I could actually see better than I coulod sitting on the floor.
Pepsi Arena
Double-OT
Record: 2-3
Attendance: 11,271
I'm not going to get too worked up over a game, but this loss stings a bit. Losing to Siena two years in a row is a bitter pill to swallow.
Just before the game, I spoke with a friend who was trying to find a line on the game. He couldn't find one, but I suggested that if there was one it would be something like Siena -1.
Give Siena all the credit in the world. The Saints played a very good basketball game and showed a lot of resiliency in the OT periods when UA had a chance to close the door on them.
I wondered how Siena would shoot from outside and I wondered about how their youngsters would respond. Well, goes to show you what I know, as Siena's kids, in particular, Edwin Ubiles & Kenny Hasbrouck, were outstanding. Siena also shot much better from beyond the arc in tonight's game than they have in their previous 5.
Siena shot 10-28 from 3-point land, and it seemed like all of their 3's were clutch and were made at critical moments. None moreso than the 3's made by Moore and Kenny Hasbrouck with Siena down in the OT periods with UA clinging to 6-point lead in overtime and a 4-point lead in double OT.
In sharp contrast, Albany shot 4-20. Ouch. And Jason Siggers had all of them! Albany went basically 39 minutes without making a 3-point shot, when Jason drained his first trey-- which were also his first points of the evening--with 1:04 left in regulation. Jason went bananas in overtime, sort of like he did in the opening minutes of the second half of the Delaware game, scoring UA's first 8 points in OT. Its a lot of fun to watch when Siggers goes on one of those bursts when he appears to be everywhere and do everything.
Down the stretch, Albany also shot poorly from the charity stripe. Lillis misses 4 free throws and Jamar misses two. If recollection serves me, I think those misses might have been short. Probably nerves.
Connelly and Gifford continue to impress with their effiecient play. Combined, the two shot 8-11 from the floor (Gifford, 4-5, Connelly, 4-6). Brian Lillis also had a nice evening, shooting 5-8 from the floor. Brian is a good shooter and it would be good to see him assert himself offensively a bit more, especially on open looks, instead of looking to pass.
Sometimes I think its a bit easy to forget about how good Jamar really is. Everyone expects a lot from him, and tonight he played all 50 minutes of the game. Jamar is going to get the bulk of attention from opponents, yet he still finds a way to get to the line and get points that way. We saw this tonight and against UConn, as well.
Albany also did a much better handling the ball tonight, considering the 2 OT periods. Albany committed 12 turnovers to Siena's 14.
The Pepsi Arena is a brutally bad place to watch a basketball game. I was pretty psyched to learn I was sitting in section 130. I moved upstairs at halftime where I could actually see better than I coulod sitting on the floor.
posted by L3K at 5:26 AM
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