JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Bacon had a career-high 25 points along with 15 rebounds and Saint Peter’s held off Siena 77-69 on Friday night, snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Saints.
Bacon also had five blocks, four steals and two assists for the Peacocks (10-9, 5-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), who have won two of their last three games.
Siena (7-11, 4-4) led 11-6 early, then Saint Peter’s used a 16-3 run to pull ahead 22-14 with 9:16 to go until halftime.
The Peacocks led 41-31 at halftime and by as many as 19 with 58-39 with 14:20 to go, but Siena got to 70-67 with 1:16 left on a layup by Ryan Rossiter.
