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1st 2nd F Marist 33 39  72  Bucknell 37  38  75   Box Score

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	Stat Comparison Marist Bucknell  FG Made-Attempted   24-57 25-60   FG Percentage  .421  .417  3P Made/Attempted  12-28  7-20  3P Percentage  .429  .350  FT Made-Attempted  12-12  18-24  FT Percentage  1.000  .750  Rebounds 29  41  Assists  12  15  Turnovers  7  7
	Individual Leaders  Stat Marist Bucknell  Points  Hart, 33  Hoffman, 14  Rebounds  Hart/Thomas, 5  Hoffman, 9  Assists  Curry, 4  Starkey, 6  Steals  Hart, 2  4 tied with 1  Blocks  Lawrence/Truog, 2  Hoffman/Frazier, 1
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LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Despite a career-high 33 points from red-shirt sophomore guard Khallid Hart (Newark, Del.), the Marist men's basketball team fell in its season opener at Bucknell on Friday night, 75-72.

Hart shot 11-for-22 from the field, 7-for-11 from three-point range and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. He also led the Red Foxes with five rebounds and two steals.

Senior guard/forward Chavaughn Lewis (Queens, N.Y.) added 18 points, which included a 6-for-6 performance from the free-throw line. Junior forward Phillip Lawrence (Baltimore, Md.) scored a career-high nine points and drained all three of his three-point attempts.

“It was a tough game for us to bat leadoff with, playing on the road against a storied program,” said Head Coach Mike Maker, who made his Marist debut. “I'm really proud of our kids for how hard they fought and never giving in.”

Dom Hoffman led five double-digit Bucknell scorers with 14 points, and had a game-high nine rebounds. Bucknell outrebounded Marist, 41-29.

Each team committed just seven turnovers.

Hart scored the game's first points with a three on Marist's first possession. Bucknell responded with an 8-0 run, and the Bison led by as much as eight in the first half. However, a 17-5 Marist run gave the Red Foxes a four-point lead with 6:20 left in the first half. Bucknell then held Marist without a field goal for the final 4:37 of the first half, and took a 37-33 halftime lead.

Bucknell used a 6-0 run early in the second half to expand its lead to eight again, but the Red Foxes chipped away, and two free throws by Lewis gave Marist a 49-48 advantage with 12:05 to go. The Red Foxes led by as much as four on four separate occasions in the second half, but the Bison took the lead for good with a 10-0 run as Marist went scoreless for a stretch of 4:39.

Bucknell led 69-61 with a minute to play, but Hart scored 11 points in 42 seconds to bring Marist within two with 15 seconds to play. Bucknell's D.J. MacLeay was then fouled with 9.4 seconds to play. MacLeay made the first free throw, but missed the second, which gave Marist a chance to tie on its final possession. However, the Red Foxes were unable to get a shot off.

Marist will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 22 when the Red Foxes face Hudson Valley foe Army in their home opener. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Tickets are available for sale on GoRedFoxes.com. For further information, please contact the Marist Ticket Office at (845) 575-3553.

Notes: Hart tied Sojka Pavilion records by an opponent for field goals and three-pointers made in a game. … Hart became the first Red Fox to score 30 in a game since Lewis scored 30 against VMI on Feb. 23, 2013 against VMI. … Lewis passed Jared Jordan to move into sixth place in program history in career points. Lewis now has 1,541 points. Next on the list is fifth-place Danny Basile with 1,555. … Bucknell held a 38-5 edge in bench points. … Marist went 12-for-12 from the free-throw line.