NEW YORK (AP) - Chris Gaston scored 25 points and Branden Frazier added 20 points and 10 assists as Fordham held on for an 81-75 nonconference victory over Siena on Sunday.
The Rams (3-9), who trailed 57-28 at halftime two days ago in an 88-73 loss to Connecticut, were sharp early this time, shooting 69 percent (20 of 29) in the first half.
Gaston scored 20 points as Fordham took a 47-31 halftime lead. The senior forward now has 1,514 points, ninth on the school's career list.
The Saints (2-10), in their first game since Dec. 9, rallied to shoot 60 percent (15 of 25) in the second half. They got within 63-62 with 10:04 left after consecutive 3-pointers by Rob Poole and Rakeem Brookins, but three straight Fordham baskets made it 69-62.
Poole had 21 points, Brookins 18 and O.D. Anosike 16 for Siena.
Bryan Smith added 15 points for Fordham.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Siena (2-10) | 31 | 44 | 75 |
| Fordham (3-9) « | 47 | 34 | 81 |
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| Siena Saints | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| O. Anosike, F | 40 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| B. Bisping, C | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Brookins, G | 37 | 6-11 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| R. Poole, G | 36 | 7-9 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| E. Hymes, G | 33 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| I. Silas | 29 | 2-3 | 2-5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| T. Burdine | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| R. Oliver | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Martens | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Audu | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-46 | 17-28 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 75 | |
| 54.3% | 60.7% | ||||||
| Fordham Rams | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Gaston, F | 38 | 11-17 | 3-3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| R. Canty, C | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| B. Frazier, G | 38 | 5-8 | 8-8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| B. Smith, G | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| J. Myers, G | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Thomas | 29 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| J. Short | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Leonard | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| R. Rhoomes | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 31-53 | 12-14 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 81 | |
| 58.5% | 85.7% | ||||||
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