Feb. 6, 2011
Box Score
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. - The Marist men's basketball team lost to Niagara by a score of 77-60 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) game on Sunday at the Gallagher Center. Red-shirt sophomore swingman Dorvell Carter (Bronx, N.Y.) led the Red Foxes with a career-high 20 points.
Carter and freshman forward Sam Prescott (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Candon Rusin (Surf City, N.C.) added 13 and 10 points, respectively, to give the Red Foxes three scorers in double digits. Prescott led the Red Foxes with six assists, which set a career high.
Niagara's Marvin Jordan led all scorers with 27 points. Jordan shot 9-for-14 from the field, 7-for-10 from three-point range and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line. Jordan scored 21 of his points in the first half. Anthony Nelson had a triple-double with 10 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds to go along with five steals. Four Purple Eagles scored in double digits, as Skylar Jones added 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench, and Kashief Edwards scored 14.
Niagara shot .492 (29-for-59) from the field and .520 (13-for-25) from three-point range.
Marist took an early lead as sophomore guard Devin Price (Inglewood, Calif.) drained a three-pointer to give the Red Foxes a 7-4 lead with 17:11 left in the first half. However, Niagara took the lead for good on the strength of a 15-1 run over the next 5:21. The Purple Eagles hit five consecutive three-pointers in the run, with three coming from Jones and two coming from Jordan.
Marist answered with a 9-0 run of its own to cut Niagara's lead to two. The Purple Eagles outscored the Red Foxes 13-5 over the final 4:24 of the first half to take a 42-29 halftime lead. Marist never came any closer in the second half.
The Red Foxes fell to 4-21 overall and 3-10 in conference play; the Purple Eagles are now 5-20 overall and 2-11 in the MAAC.
Marist will return to action on Friday, when the Red Foxes host Saint Peter's at the McCann Center. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, contact the Marist Ticket Office at (845) 575-3553.
