While the 13-point margin of victory made the game seem close, Siena put away Manhattan on Thursday night with a 18-2 run in the middle of the first half, sparked by sophomore Alex Franklin, who was playing his first game at home since returning from a bad back, and junior Josh Duell, who was returning from missing three games with a broken bone in his mouth.

The Saints won 69-56, but they led by 27 with six and a half minutes to go as the Jaspers went on an 18-4 run to close.

Here are some postgame quotes that were not in today's article.

Siena coach Fran McCaffery on his team's play early in the game
"Kenny’s struggling in the first half, Ronald was struggling in the first half and Chris De La Rosa comes off the bench and give us great minutes. That’s when start to feel like your team is coming together."

Junior Forward Josh Duell on coming off a three-game absence
"When I was sitting on the bench, I was a little nervous. Once I got into the game, you don’t really think about it."

Duell on his big 3-pointers that ignited the 18-2 first half run
"We have a team full of guys that can come out and do that. It was my night to get it started and they just kept it going. It was just a great all-around team effort."

Manhattan coach Barry Rohrssen on Siena
"They are a very good basketball team. I really tip my hat to Coach McCaffery and their staff. They’ve put together a very solid, well-balanced and good basketball team."