Jan. 30, 2011
Box Score
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Marist men's basketball team suffered a 60-59 loss to Manhattan at the McCann Center in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Sunday. Manhattan's Michael Alvarado hit the game-winning shot from approximately 65 feet away as time expired.
The opportunity presented itself to the Jaspers after Marist sophomore guard Devin Price (Inglewood, Calif.) missed the front end of a one-and-one at the free-throw line with 2.6 seconds remaining on the clock. Manhattan's Demetrius Jemison grabbed the rebound and called his team's final timeout. A review of the game clock during the timeout put 2.0 on the clock for the Jaspers, inbounding the ball from their baseline. Following the timeout, Alvarado received the inbounds pass, took two dribbles up the left sideline and banked in the long-distance shot to give Manhattan the one-point victory.
Marist red-shirt sophomore swingman Dorvell Carter (Bronx, N.Y.) recorded his first double-double of his career, as he scored a game-high 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. He shot 6-for-12 from the field. Price contributed 13 points, five assists and four rebounds, while freshman swingman Jay Bowie (Tampa, Fla.) added 11 points, five assists, three rebounds and a blocked shot.
There were 14 lead changes and eight ties during the contest. Manhattan's bench outscored Marist's bench by a score of 20-6, and won the points scored off of turnovers by a 15-5 margin. Neither team led by more than six points at any juncture.
Marist held Manhattan scoreless over the final 4:50 of the first half en route to taking a 25-24 halftime lead. An 11-4 run early in the second half gave the Jaspers a four-point lead, but the Red Foxes answered with a 10-0 run of their own to take the game's largest lead of six, at 41-35 with 14:15 remaining.
With 2:22 to play, a three-point play by George Beamon gave Manhattan a 57-56 lead with 2:22 to play. Carter answered with a three-pointer on Marist's ensuing possession to give the Red Foxes a 59-57 advantage with 1:54 to play. The score remained that way until Alvarado's game-winning shot.
As a team, Marist committed just nine turnovers and shot .407 (22-for-54) from the field, .346 (9-for-26) from three-point range and .429 (6-for-14) from the free-throw line. The Red Foxes outrebounded the Jaspers by a margin of 40-33. Beamon led Manhattan with team-highs in points (13) and rebounds (10), while Kidani Brutus and Djibril Coulibaly added 12 points apiece.
Marist fell to 4-19 overall and 3-8 in the MAAC; Manhattan is now 4-18 overall and 2-9 in conference play.
Marist will head to Western New York next weekend, as the Red Foxes will face Canisius and Niagara. The Red Foxes will face the Golden Griffins first, on Friday, Feb. 4th. Marist defeated Canisius 74-64 at home on Dec. 5th. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
