(9-6, 3-1 MAAC)
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1st |
2nd |
F |
| Canisius |
31 |
31 |
62 |
| Marist |
32 |
33 |
65 |
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(5-9, 2-2 MAAC) |
| Men's Basketball Wins Fifth Straight |
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| Stat Comparison |
Canisius |
Marist |
| Points |
62 |
65 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
24-62 |
23-49 |
| FG Percentage |
.387 |
.469 |
| 3P Made/Attempted |
9-24 |
8-20 |
| 3P Percentage |
.375 |
.400 |
| FT Made-Attempted |
5-9 |
11-17 |
| FT Percentage |
.556 |
.647 |
| Rebounds |
34 |
34 |
| Turnovers |
9 |
13 |
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| Individual Leaders |
| Stat |
Canisius
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Marist |
| Points |
Baron, 27 |
Hart/Lewis, 19 |
| Rebounds |
Manhertz/Baron, 7 |
Hart, 9 |
| Assists |
Baron, 4 |
Hart, 6 |
| Steals |
Valenti, 2 |
Bowie/Lewis, 2 |
| Blocks |
Jor. Heath, 11 |
Kemp, 3 |
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| Up Next |
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Who: Siena (6-9, 2-2)
When: Fri, Jan 10 - 7 p.m.
TV: Time Warner Cable Sports
Where: Times Union Center (Capacity 8,444)
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Marist men's basketball team won its fifth straight game on Monday, defeating Canisius 65-62 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference contest at McCann Arena.
Marist's five-game winning streak ties its longest since the 2007-08 season, when the Red Foxes won five straight on two separate occasions. Red-shirt freshman guard Khallid Hart (Newark, Del.) tied for the team high with 19 points to go along with career highs of nine rebounds and six assists. Junior swingman Chavaughn Lewis (Queens, N.Y.) also had 19 points. Senior forward Jay Bowie (Tampa, Fla.) finished with 18 points and seven rebounds.
Canisius guard Billy Baron led all scorers with 27 points. Baron added seven points and four assists.
Marist once again got off to a fast start, scoring the game's first five points. The Red Foxes' largest lead in the first half was nine on two occasions. A three-pointer by Hart put Marist up 24-15 with 6:53 left in the first half. However, a 9-0 run by Canisius, which culminated in a three-point play by Baron, tied the score at the 4:38 mark. The lead changed hands twice in the final three minutes of the first half, and Marist took a 32-31 lead into halftime.
A free throw by Canisius' Jordan Heath tied the score at 32 apiece with 19:25 to play. However, Marist answered with an 11-0 run, which included five points from Bowie, to take the game's largest lead at 43-32 with 16:00 to play.
Canisius chipped away at the lead, and tied the score at 55 all on a three-pointer by Heath with 4:12 to go. However, a three-pointer by Bowie on Marist's next time down the floor gave the Red Foxes the lead for good with 3:14 remaining. Bowie hit another clutch three-pointer, this one from the corner, with 1:00 left to give the Red Foxes a 63-57 lead.
A layup by Heath in the waning seconds brought Canisius to within 64-62. Lewis was then fouled with 1.7 seconds to go. He missed the front end, but hit the second to make the score 65-62. Baron's desperation shot from around 60 feet away on the final possession fell short, giving the Red Foxes a three-point triumph.
Marist is now 5-9 overall and 2-2 in the MAAC; Canisius is 9-6 overall and 3-1 in conference play.Marist returns to action on Friday, when the Red Foxes travel to conference foe Siena. Tip-off at the Times Union Center in Albany is set for 7 p.m. The game will be televised locally by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (Channel 361).
Notes: Marist won all four games on its homestand. Its game at Siena will be its first on the road since Dec. 15. ... In its winning streak, Marist has trailed for just 8:29 of game time. The Red Foxes only trailed for 28 seconds in the first half against Canisius. ... Junior guard T.J. Curry (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had four assists and one turnover against Canisius, running his assist-to-turnover ratio to 21-6 in his last five game. ... Marist's starting five accounted for all 65 points.
