Feb. 4, 2008
Final Stats
Press Conference Video
ALBANY, N.Y. - The Marist men's basketball team dropped its second straight game on Monday, as the Red Foxes suffered a 76-72 loss to Siena at the Times Union Center. Red-shirt sophomore guard David Devezin (Houston, Texas), freshman guard Jay Gavin (Seat Pleasant, Md.) and red-shirt junior forward Ryan Schneider (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) scored 15 points apiece to pace the Red Foxes.
Four Siena players scored in double digits, led by Alex Franklin, who scored a game-high 20. Edwin Ubiles scored 15, and Tay Fisher had 14 points and four steals. Fisher hit four three-pointers.
With the victory, Siena moved into second place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with 9-3 record. Marist now stands 14-9 overall and 8-4 in the MAAC, which puts the Red Foxes in fourth place, one-half game behind Loyola for third.
A back-and-forth first half included four ties and five lead changes. Siena led by eight twice in the first half, including a 37-29 advantage with 3:21 left in the first half. The Red Foxes held the Saints scoreless for the remainder of the half, and added five points of ss their own to cut Siena's lead to 37-34 at halftime.
With 17:30 to play, a basket by Devezin gave Marist a 40-39 lead. However, just 29 seconds later, Franklin converted a three-point play to give Siena a lead it would not relinquish for the remainder of the contest. Marist never cut Siena's lead lower than four in the final 16:06.
The Red Foxes shot .472 from the field, as compared to .453 for Siena, snapping a streak of 25 consecutive victories for Marist when it outshot the opponent. Marist shot 9-for-20 (.450) from three-point range, while Siena was 7-for-12 (.583). Siena went to the free-throw line 32 times and converted 21 of its attempts (.656), while Marist was 13-for-16 (.813). Siena won the battle of the boards by a 35-29 margin.
Devezin, who also had four rebounds, three steals and two assists, played all 40 minutes for the first time this season. Schneider, whose point total was a season high, grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Senior Ben Farmer (Clinton, Conn.) had six points and a career-high six assists.
Marist will return to action on Friday at home against Siena. The contest will start at 7 p.m. and will be televised by ESPNU. A pre-game dinner will be held at 5 p.m. in the McCann Center's auxiliary gymnasium. Cost of the dinner is $20, and one must have a ticket to the game to attend. For further details, contact the Marist Ticket Office at (845) 575-3553.
