The Siena Saints (19-10) will close out the regular season on the road when they square off against the Fairfield Stags (17-11) at Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
The Stags were victorious over Niagara 71-59 on Saturday. Curtis Cobb led all scorers on the team with 23 points on 7-for-8 shooting. The Saints, meanwhile, are coming off an 87-81 loss at the hands of Iona on Monday. Brett Bisping scored 17 points and recorded 18 rebounds earning his 11th double-double of the season.
Over the last five games, Bisping has been on fire for the Saints. During that stretch, he has averaged 18.2 points, 13.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 2.0 three-pointers.
Siena could own the offensive glass in this matchup, as it ranks eighth in the nation in OR% at 38.9%. Conversely, Fairfield places 319th in the nation on the defensive backboards with a DR% of 66.5%.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Saints won the first game 91-76. Bisping was a top performer in the victory with 28 points and eight rebounds.
Notes
Ranked 95th, the Siena Saints have an offensive rating of 109.4. The Fairfield Stags rank 251st with a defensive rating of just 106.4.
Siena has an average field goal percentage of 47.0%. Fairfield is an underachieving 1-6 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Fairfield Stags rank lower for their field goal percentage (124th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (65th), but the Siena Saints have a better FG% ranking (43rd) than eFG% ranking (84th).
Fairfield ranks 41st in assists, registering 15.9 per game. Siena performs worse at 108th with 14.5 assists per game.
Siena, the 31st-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 40.0 rebounds per game. Fairfield does worse, ranked 261st with 34.8.
The Siena Saints rank 34th in offensive rebounds. The Fairfield Stags rank 120th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
On average, Fairfield forces a turnover rate of 18.9%. When Siena turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a solid 15-8 record.
