Dec. 30, 2008
Box Score
VESTAL, N.Y. - In a game that included 11 lead changes and eight ties, the Marist men's basketball team suffered a 73-71 defeat at the hands of Binghamton in a non-conference game on Tuesday. Freshman guard R.J. Hall (Bloomfield, N.J.) scored a career-high 20 points for the Red Foxes.
Red-shirt senior forward Ryan Schneider (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) added 19 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Red-shirt sophomore guard David Devezin (Houston, Texas) had eight points and eight assists against just one turnover in 28 minutes.
The Red Foxes led by as much as 13 in the first half. With 3:32 left to play until halftime, a Goodwin three-pointer gave the Red Foxes a 33-22 lead. When a bench technical was assessed to Binghamton three seconds later, Schneider hit a pair of free throws to put Marist up 35-22. However, the Red Foxes did not hit a field goal the rest of the first half, and Binghamton closed the half on an 11-0 run as Marist led 37-35 going to the locker room.
Binghamton then scored the first five points of the second half to jump out to a three-point lead. The Bearcats (7-4) led by five with 5:44 to play, but back-to-back three-pointers by freshman guard Mike Taylor (Los Angeles, Calif.) gave Marist a 64-63 lead with 4:26 to play. The lead shifted hands twice more over the next two minutes, but Binghamton took the lead for good when Malik Alvin split a pair of free throws with 1:08 remaining, giving Binghamton a 70-69 lead.
Trailing 72-69, Hall drove to the basket and score to cut Binghamton's lead to one with 5.4 seconds remaining. Alvin was fouled with 4.4 seconds to play on the inbounds pass, and split a pair of free throws to put Binghamton up 73-71. The Red Foxes turned the ball over before they were able to get a shot off on their final possession.
Binghamton's D.J. Rivera led all scorers with 22 points, and also added nine rebounds. Reggie Fuller scored 16 and hauled in a game-high 15 rebounds.
The Red Foxes shot .480 (12-for-25) from three-point range, and committed a season-low 11 turnovers.
Marist (5-9) will return to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play on Friday, when the Red Foxes host Saint Peter's at the McCann Center. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the game are available and can be purchased online at GoRedFoxes.com and by calling the Marist Ticket Office at (845) 575-3553.
