Dec. 19, 2010

Box Score

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Marist men's basketball team suffered a 75-57 loss to Holy Cross of the Patriot League at the McCann Center on Sunday afternoon. Junior guard R.J. Hall (East Orange, N.J.) led the Red Foxes with 14 points to go along with three assists, two rebounds and two steals.

Hall shot 4-for-7 from the field, 1-for-2 from three-point range and 5-for-5 from the free-throw line. He was the lone Red Fox to score in double digits. Senior forward Menelik Watson (Manchester, England) tied for the team lead in rebounds with six apiece.

The Red Foxes led just once during the contest, as a layup by Hall at the 17:30 mark put the Red Foxes up 4-3. However, a basket by Holy Cross' Andrew Keister at the 16:00 mark put the Crusaders up 5-4. Marist sophomore guard Candon Rusin (Surf City, N.C.) split a pair of free throws on the Red Foxes' ensuing possession to tie the score at five apiece, but a layup by Holy Cross' Devin Brown on the next possession put the Crusaders in the lead to stay. On the benefit of 10-0 and 11-1 runs, Holy Cross took a 35-27 halftime lead.

A three-pointer by Bowie on Marist's first possession of the second half cut the Red Foxes' deficit to five. However, they would not come any closer the rest of the way. Holy Cross led by as much as 24 in the second half.

Keister led three Holy Cross scorers in double digits with a game-high 16 points to go along with seven rebounds. Eric Obeysekere had a game-high 17 rebounds.

Marist shot just .362 (17-for-47) from the field and .267 (4-for-15) from three-point range. Holy Cross held a 45-33 edge in rebounds, and had 16 offensive boards. The Crusaders committed just seven turnovers, while Marist had 11.

Marist is now 2-10 on the season. Holy Cross improved to 1-8.

After a 10-day layoff - its longest during the season - Marist returns to action on Wednesday, Dec. 29 in a home game against Ivy League foe Penn. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, contact the Marist Ticket Office at (845) 575-3553.