Siena comes back to beat Niagara 61-59
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}OD Anosike scored 15 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and capped a key run in Siena's 61-59 win over Niagara on Sunday.
Siena, which trailed by as many as 10 in the second half, was down 56-52 with 3:11 to play. The Saints (9-12, 6-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) then scored seven straight, capped by Anosike's layup with 1:05 to go. Rakeem Brooks scored five of his 10 points during the spurt.
Marvin Jordan's 3 brought the Purple Eagles within one, 60-59, with 14 seconds left, but Ryan Rossiter made a free throw 10 seconds later and Trenity Burdine blocked Anthony Nelson's potential game-tying layup.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rossiter finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds and Kyle Downey added 10 points for Siena, which shot 48 percent in the second half (12 of 25) after trailing 30-24 at halftime.
Jordan finished with 18 points for Niagara (4-19, 1-10), which lost its sixth straight.