St. Bonaventure–Siena basketball rivalry
Franciscan Cup Teams First meeting 1939 St. Bonaventure, 51–43 Latest meeting December 19, 2022, Siena, 76–70 Next meeting December 9, 2023Olean, New York Trophy Franciscan Cup Meetings total 32 All-time series St. Bonaventure leads 25–8 Current win streak Siena, 1 (2022–present)
The Franciscan Cup is an annual men's basketball contest played between two of the three NCAA Division I Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities member schools.[ 1]
The annual non-conference men's basketball game allows the winner between Siena and St. Bonaventure to retain the Franciscan Cup until the following year's game.
Prior to the creation of the Franciscan Cup, the two teams had played semi-regularly with St. Bonaventure leading the series with a 25–8 record.[ 2] The first ever meeting occurred during the 1939–1940 season with St. Bonaventure earning a 51–43 victory.
Cup History
FRANCISCAN CUP HISTORY
Date
Score
Location
Series
Attendance
December 28, 2010
St. Bonaventure
82
Siena
79
Reilly Center
1–0
3,679
November 21, 2011
St. Bonaventure
64
Siena
58
Times Union Center
2–0
6,067
December 4, 2012
St. Bonaventure
58
Siena
43
Reilly Center
3–0
3,482
November 19, 2013
St. Bonaventure
70
Siena
72
Times Union Center
3–1
5,654
November 19, 2014
St. Bonaventure
70
Siena
73
Reilly Center
3–2
3,291
December 22, 2015
St. Bonaventure
70
Siena
73
Times Union Center
3–3
6,593
November 30, 2016
St. Bonaventure
81
Siena
74
Reilly Center
4–3
3,859
November 29, 2017
St. Bonaventure
75
Siena
55
Times Union Center [ 3]
5–3
5,535
December 5, 2018
St. Bonaventure
82
Siena
40
Reilly Center [ 4]
6–3
3,485
November 12, 2019
St. Bonaventure
65
Siena
78
Times Union Center
6–4
5,680 [ 5]
November 9, 2021
#23 St. Bonaventure
75
Siena
47
Reilly Center
7–4
4,617 [ 6]
December 19, 2022
St. Bonaventure
70
Siena
76
MVP Arena
7–5
5,616 [ 7]
December 9, 2023
St. Bonaventure
89
Siena
56
Reilly Center
8–5
4,022
Note: Due to Covid-19 there was no game played in the 2020–21 season.
References
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