Colgate Colg 2-3,0-0 Patriot

Siena Siena 2-2,0-0 MAAC

Colgate Colg

2-3,0-0 Patriot

Final

Nov. 17, 2025

Siena Siena

2-2,0-0 MAAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Colgate Colg	30	42	72
Siena Siena	28	41	69

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 11/17/2025 11:05:00 PM | Ashley Hudak

Cox’s Half Court Buzzer-Beater Lifts Colgate over Siena

Cox scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half

ALBANY, N.Y. — With 2.7 seconds remaining, Jalen Cox pulled up from half-court and banked a buzzer-beater to give his team a 72–69 win over Siena on Monday night at MVP Arena.

First-year Andrew Alekseyenko had the hot hand in the first half, scoring 11 points while shooting 4-for-5 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the foul line.

Cox heated up, scoring 18 of his 22 points in the second half. The junior shot 6-for-9 from the floor, 4-for-5 from the foul line, and 2-for-2 from beyond the arc, including the half-court bank shot.

Ayomi Odetoyinbo provided key blocks to keep the Saints off the board. The 6-foot-10 first-year recorded a career-best five blocks along with five rebounds and five points.

The team as a collective shot 53.8 percent from the field (28-for-52), and 62.96 percent in the second half (17-for-27).

HOW IT HAPPENED
Colgate forced turnovers on Siena's first three trips down to the court. Cox notched two back-to-back steals, and the team forced a shot-clock violation.

Siena scored 11 straight points to take a seven point lead, 11–4, before Alekseyenko drew a foul and trip to the free-throw line to sink both shots.

Odetoyinbo blocked back-to-back Saints shots to keep Siena from extending its three-point lead, 15–12. Sam Wright regained the lead for Colgate with eight minutes to go left in the half on a driving layup, making it 16–15.

Cox went up for a shot and missed, but Alekeyenko grabbed the offensive rebound and set up Brady Cummins for a driving layup to push the lead, 20–17.

Cox was fouled in transition and hit both free throws to give Colgate a two-point halftime lead, 30–28. In the first half alone, there were seven lead changes as Colgate and Siena traded momentum.

In an intense second half, seven additional lead changes occurred within the first five minutes. Three Raiders contributed points to help keep Colgate within one, 39–38.

The Saints maintained a three-point edge before Odetoyinbo tied the game at 45 on a free throw and tip-in layup.

Colgate built its largest lead of the game 60–54, after a scoring run with six minutes remaining that included two-point contributions from S. Wright, Cox, and Kyle Carlesimo.

Colgate maintained a small lead as Cox scored six points in a one-minute span. The Saints tied the game up at 69 on an inbound play, leaving the Raiders with 2.7 seconds left on the clock.

Cox sealed the win by banking in a half-court shot to outlast Siena 72–69. It was the team's first meeting in six years, dating back to 2019–20.

NOTES

Ayomi Odetoyinbo recorded a career-high five blocks against the Saints. The last time a Raider posted five blocks in a single game was Keegan Records '24 (6) back in 2021.
Jalen Cox and Andrew Alekseyenko are on a three-game streak of scoring in double digits.
Cox dished out one assist in the win and now totals 23 on the season, leading the Patriot League.
Josh Ahayere set a career-best with five total rebounds and added seven points.
Sam Wright shot 6-for-9 from the field to score 13 points. He currently leads the conference in field goals made with 31.
Colgate outlasted Siena and extended its winning streak over the Saints to three.