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Niagara holds off Siena 71-65 in MAAC quarterfinals

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Noah Thomasson scored 18 points to lead Niagara to a 71-65 victory over Siena on Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament.

Thomasson added five rebounds and five assists for the fifth-seeded Purple Eagles (16-14), who will play top-seeded Iona in Friday's semifinals. Joe Kasperzyk had 16 points and Aaron Gray contributed 12 points and seven rebounds.

The fourth-seeded Saints (17-15) were led by Javian McCollum with 24 points and nine assists. Michael Eley added 16 points and Jared Billups finished with 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks.

Leaders
Points:	J. Stormo	12.5
Rebounds:	J. Billups	6.6
Assists:	J. Billups	1.7
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	J. McCollum	89.0%
3P%:	A. Platek	43.3%
Steals:	J. Billups	1.1
Blocks:	J. Stormo	1.2

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Alabama	31-5
2	Houston	33-3
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Kansas	28-8
5	Texas	28-8
6	Marquette	29-7
7	UCLA	31-6
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-5
10	UConn	28-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Houston	33-3
2	Alabama	31-5
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Marquette	29-7
5	Kansas	28-8
6	UCLA	31-6
7	Texas	28-8
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-5
10	Virginia	25-8
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Metro Atlantic Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Iona	17-3	27-8
Rider	13-7	16-14
Quinnipiac	11-9	20-12
Siena	11-9	17-15
Niagara	10-10	16-15
Manhattan	10-10	12-18
Fairfield	9-11	13-18
Mount St. Mary's	8-12	13-20
Canisius	8-12	10-20
Saint Peter's	7-13	14-18
Marist	6-14	13-20
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	68.6 (260)
Rebounds:	10.1 (183)
Assists:	12.7 (210)
FG%:	43.3% (258)
FT%:	73.6% (109)
3P%:	35.0% (135)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	67.2 (92)
Rebounds:	24.2 (239)
Assists:	10.6 (29)
FG%:	45.0% (271)
FT%:	68.6% (45)
3P%:	33.5% (165)