That was the Saints' last home loss as they have strung together 11 straight wins in Albany.
Records: Siena 4-0, 10-5. Rider 3-0 8-5
The Series: Siena leads the all-time series 19-9 - including five of seven during Siena coach Fran McCaffery's four seasons
Player to Watch: Ryan Thompson, junior Rider. He's not 6-foot-11 like his brother, Jason, who just had his jersey retired in the Broncs last home game and plays for the Sacramento Kings, but he's almost as much of a handful. Thompson is averaging team-bests 16.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
McCaffery voted for Thompson as Rookie of the Year two seasons ago and at 6-6, Thompson's only gotten better.
"He's a guy who could ultimately be Player of the Year in this league," McCaffery said. "He's a matchup problem anywhere because he's going to play 1, 2, 3, 4. He's got size as a 2, you know he's versatile as a 4. Last year was the first time they really started giving him the ball and running high ball screens for him and he was a handful for just about everybody and they're still doing that."
Injury Report: Josh Duell is out 3-6 weeks with sprains of both the MCL and ACL.
Prediction: Siena 78, Rider 68 (The Saints have added significant pieces to their puzzle, while the Broncs are missing their biggest one from last year. My record is 12-3)