Monmouth Hawks (5-13, 1-5 MAAC) vs. Siena Saints (6-15, 2-6 MAAC)
Thursday, January 25, 2018 | 7:00pm ET
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ
 
Please find PDF of full notes attached.
 
MEDIA INFORMATION
TV: ESPN3/WatchESPN
Play-by-Play: Eddy Occhipinti
Analyst: Matt Harmon
Sideline: Suzi Mellano
 
RADIO
WMCX 88.9FM
 
LIVE STATS
http://statb.us/b/197392

IN MAAC PLAY
-Six players are shooting over 51% from the field (Tilghman, Quinn, Salnave, Tillman, Sarr, Ibiezugbe).
-Austin Tilghman is the only Hawk averaging over 23 minutes per game, playing 33.5 minutes per contest.
-King Rice has used two starting lineups, with just one change; Ray Salnave replaced Micah Seaborn in the last four games after Seaborn was injured at Saint Peter's on 12/31.
-Monmouth is outshooting opponents 47.7% to 43.4%.

WELCOME BACK, 10
Micah Seaborn returned off an injury against Iona last time out, having missed the prior three games. Seaborn was 3-for-5 from three-point range, finishing with nine points and five rebounds in 21 minutes. Seaborn has now missed six games this year, and leads MU in scoring to this point.

BIG DAY FOR RAY
Ray Salnave scored 16 points in the first half vs. Iona, two shy of a career-high. He was able to score quickly, once scoring seven points in 35 seconds before netting five points in six seconds to end the half. Each of those stretches included an and-one opportunity, including a four-point play in the first half.

THE SENIOR POINT GUARD
Austin Tilghman is now the only player in the MAAC averaging double digits in scoring as well as over five rebounds and five assists per game. He is averaging 10+ points per contest for the first time in his career, scoring at 10.5 points per game after putting in a career-high 22 points at Canisius. He was 8-for-10 shooting against the Golden Griffins, and snagged nine rebounds, one shy of a double-double. His 93 assists lead the team, as do his 585 minutes played. Tilghman has been on the floor at least 31 minutes in 12 games this season, including four in a row and eight of the last nine contests.

MONMOUTH-SIENA HISTORY
-Monmouth has won six of their last seven games against the Saints.
-Monmouth is 8-4 all-time vs. Siena.
-The Hawks are 7-2 vs. Siena since joining the MAAC in 2013.
-Monmouth took seven in a row from Siena between 2/14/15 and 2/24/17.
-Siena topped Monmouth 89-85 in the MAAC Tournament semifinals last year.
-Monmouth has lost to Siena just once in regular season play since joining the MAAC.
-MU has swept Siena in the regular season three years in a row.
-MU has not lost to Siena at home since January 2, 2005.
-The Hawks and Sants first met in 1979, a 92-84 Siena victory.