Schedule/results from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament (all games at HSBC Arena, Buffalo, N.Y.):
2000-2001 regular-season champion: Siena
First round
Thursday, March 1
Game 1 -- (10) Rider 63, (7) Iona 55
Game 2 -- (9) Canisius 62, (8) Marist 55
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2
Game 3 -- (2) Fairfield 63, (10) Rider 52
Game 4 -- (3) Loyola (Md.) 67, (6) Niagara 54
Game 5 -- (1) Siena 81, Canisius, 60
Game 6 -- (4) St. Peter's 74, (5) Manhattan, 66
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
Game 7 -- (2) Fairfield 65, (3) Loyola, Md., 53
Game 8 -- (1) Siena 69, (4) St. Peter's 59
Championship
Sunday, March 4
Game 9 -- Siena 70, Fairfield 68