Jan. 5, 2011
Box Score
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Marist men's basketball team suffered a 68-57 loss at Princeton of the Ivy League on Wednesday. The Red Foxes trailed by as much as 20 in the first half before cutting the deficit to five in the second half, but would come no closer.
Sophomore guard Sam Prescott (Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Red Foxes with 12 points, and freshman swingman R.J. Hall (East Orange, N.J.) had four assists against just two turnovers to go along with eight points.
Princeton, the Ivy League preseason favorite, had five scorers in double digits. Dan Mavraides led all scorers with 16 points, and Douglas Davis had 15. Ian Hummer led the Tigers with seven rebounds and five assists, and added 11 points.
Princeton led wire-to-wire, as the Tigers scored the game's first six points and had their largest lead of 20 at 30-10 with 4:54 left in the first half. The Red Foxes answered with an 8-0 run, but still trailed 37-20 going into halftime as they shot just .267 (8-for-30) in the first half and missed all 10 of their three-point attempts.
After a jumper by Davis gave Princeton a 41-24 lead with 18:09 to play, Marist answered with a 12-0 run over the next 7:05 to make the score 41-36. However, a three-pointer by Davis at the 10:49 mark put Princeton back up by eight, and the Tigers never led by less than 10 over the game's final nine-and-a-half minutes.
Marist, which entered the game as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's (MAAC) leader in free-throw percentage, shot .867 (13-for-15) from the line. However, Princeton hit 21 of its 24 attempts for a mark of .875. The Tigers outrebounded the Red Foxes 38-34. Marist committed a season-low nine turnovers, while Princeton committed just 10.
Marist fell to 3-12 overall; Princeton improved to 11-4.
Marist will return to action on Friday, when the Red Foxes host MAAC preseason favorite Fairfield. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. As part of its promotion of Scout Night, the Marist Athletics Department will offer tickets at a discounted rate for Boy/Cub Scouts and their families. For further information, call the Marist Ticket Office at (845) 575-3553.
