Siena and Brown Stop UC Irvine

ANCHORAGE, Alaska —  They call him Showbiz, and there’s no business like trying to stop him.

Marc Brown is Siena’s extraordinary point guard, a slight senior who danced and slithered his way to a triple-double in a 119-108 victory over UC Irvine on Sunday. He had 32 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

His performance, the first triple-double of his career, outshined that of Irvine center Ricky Butler, who scored a career-high 30 points and had eight rebounds despite playing only 22 minutes because of foul trouble.

Siena’s victory, before 2,300 in Sullivan Arena, gave the Saints fourth place in the Great Alaska Shootout. Irvine finished sixth.

Siena (2-1) is the latest team to thrive on Irvine’s shooting-crazed offense. Anteater Coach Bill Mulligan is trying to adapt it to revive his team from a 5-23 season.

It didn’t work Sunday, in part because Irvine fell behind by 13 points by halftime after hitting only two of 16 three-pointer attempts.

Irvine (1-2) did not take the loss to heart, despite the Saints’ relative obscurity.

“I’m encouraged,” Mulligan said. “They’re a good team. They played well. We just got beat.”