ALBANY - Manhattan came out early and led for most of the first 10 minutes.

The Jaspers shot 8-for-13 (61.5%) in the first six minutes and led 18-10.

Siena came back with back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers, two from Clarence Jackson and another from Kyle Downey.

The Saints scored 12 of the half's last 16 points to take an eight-point lead into intermission.

Alex Franklin and Ryan Rossiter both chipped in 11 points, while Rico Pickett leads Manhattan with 16.

There was a little bit of chippiness between Rossiter and Andrew Gabriel and later Rossiter drew a flagrant foul on Brandon Adams.

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The Saints totally dominated in the second half.

Franklin finished with 23 points, while Rossiter posted his ninth double-double of the season with 19 points and 14 rebounds and Kyle Downey added a career-high 16 points.

Rico Pickett scored a game-high 26 points for Manhattan.