Siena grinds past St. Peter's 59-57 in triple overtime
AP
Jan 29, 2018
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Roman Penn scored 18 points, Ahsante Shivers had 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and Siena Saints beat Saint Peter's 59-57 in triple overtime on Monday night.
Thomas Huerter Jr., who was 2 of 7 from the line, made 1 of 2 free throws on Siena's final possession of the game. Cameron Jones grabbed the rebound for Saint Peter's with 3.2 seconds to go and Nick Griffin missed a jumper at the buzzer.
It was 40-all at the end of regulation, 45-45 after the first overtime and tied at 50 entering the third extra session.
Prince Oduro added eight points and nine rebounds for Siena (7-16, 3-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which outrebounded the Peacocks 53-37. The Saints won their third straight game at the Times Union Center.
Sam Idowu had 17 points and 13 rebounds for Saint Peter's (8-13, 2-8). Nick Griffin and Elijah Gonzales each added 11 points. It was the Peacocks' first triple-overtime game since Nov. 23, 2002.
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