University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass/Siena Post-Game Notes
December 23, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 23, 2005
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UMass 78 Siena 69
Dec. 23, 2005
* Playing against his home-area team, Schenectady native Rashaun Freeman, scored in double-figures for the sixth time in seven games this season with 23. It was his 15th career game and third this season with 20 points while it was the 52nd career double-figure game. Freeman is just four points shy of 1,000 for his career. He is set to become the 37th UMass player to break the historic milestone.
* Freeman also posted his fourth double-double of the season and 23rd of his career with 12 rebounds.
* Dante Milligan made his UMass debut with 12:32 left in the first half as he entered as a substitute. Milligan had sat out the previous calendar year after transferring from Pittsburgh last winter. Milligan scored his first UMass point on a free throw with 8:42 left in the first half. Milligan finished with seven points and eight rebounds.
* Jeff Viggiano scored in double-figures for his third game in a row and fourth time this season with 12 points. He now has 30 career games with 10 or more points.
* UMass came into the game third in the nation with 8.2 blocks per game and swatted 11 shots against Siena including seven in the first half.
* UMass piled up 44 points in the first half, the most points UMass scored in a first half since Dec. 20, 2003 as UMass led Marshall, 46-29. All nine players who saw action in the first half, scored points against Siena.
* The game against the "Saints" of Siena was the first of what could be six regular-season games against teams with the name "Saint" in its name. UMass faces St. Peter's in their next game on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden and could face St. John's on Wednesday in the second day of action at MSG, should both UMass and St. John's have the same result on Tuesday.