Marist University Athletics

(10-9, 4-5 MAAC)

1st 2nd F Fairfield 41  47 88 Marist 42  34   76   Box Score | Postgame Video | Facebook Gallery

(4-13, 1-7 MAAC)

	Stat Comparison Fairfield Marist  FG Made-Attempted 31-50 23-58   FG Percentage .620 .397  3P Made/Attempted 6-16 12-32  3P Percentage .375  .375  FT Made-Attempted 20-26 18-26  FT Percentage .769 .692  Rebounds 33  31  Assists 19 16  Turnovers 15 14
	Individual Leaders  Stat Fairfield Marist  Points Cobb and Nelson, 21 Lamb, 21  Rebounds Cobb, 7 Truog, 11  Assists Segura, 11 Parker, 8  Steals Cobb, 4 Palsson and Truog,  2  Blocks Kasibabu, 4 Lamb and Lee 1
	Up Next Who: Monmouth When: Sun. Jan. 24 - 2 p.m. Where: West Long Branch, NJ Audio | Full Schedule

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Despite holding a six point lead in the beginning of the second half, the Red Foxes were unable to hold on and fell to the Fairfield University Stags, 88-76 ,on Friday night at McCann Arena. The loss drops Marist to 4-13 (1-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) while the win lifts the Stags to 10-9 (4-5 MAAC). 

Freshman Isaiah Lamb led the Red Foxes with a career-high 21 points on 7-for-10 shooting, including 4-for-5 from behind the arc. Freshman Brian Parker chipped in 17 points on 5-for-9 shooting to go along with eight rebounds and tied a career high with eight assists.

Fairfield Sophomore Tyler Nelson had 21 points on 5-for-8 shooting, including 2-for-5 from deep, and three steals. Freshman Curtis Cobb had 21 ponts on 7-for-11, 2-for-4 from behind the arc, to go along with seven rebounds and four steals. 

The Stags outrebounded Marist 33-31 but the Red Foxes held a 12-6 advantage on the offensive glass. Fairfield hit 20 of 26 free throws, while Marist made 18 of 26 and the Stag bench outscored the Red Fox bench 22-8 and 48-20 in the paint. 

The Red Foxes started in control, taking an 11-4 lead early in the first half behind a floater from Brian Parker, a three from Kristinn Palsson, and two more threes from Isaiah Lamb. The Stags answered back with a 10-0 run that was snapped by a hoop and a harm from Lamb.

Marist briefly regained the lead at 28-26 with 8:06 remaining after back-to-back threes from Lamb and Hart. The Stags answered with another run, this time a 7-0 one to push the score back to 33-28 in their favor with just over six minutes to go in the half.

The teams traded baskets and mini runs from there. A deep three from Hart with 28 seconds left in the half gave the Red Foxes a 42-41 lead they would take into the locker room. Lamb finished the first half one away from his career high with 14 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting from the field, including 3-for-3 from downtown. The 42 point half tied the Red Foxes season high for points in a half for the third time.

After the Red Foxes took a 54-50 lead with 15:07 remaining in the second half, the Stags rattled off an 11-1 run that spanned the next four minutes. A corner three from David Knudsen ended the Fairfield run and cut the Marist deficit back to three, at 61-58 Fairfield, with 10:28 left.

The three point deficit is the closest the Red Foxes would get, pulling within three on two other occasions in the final 10 minutes of action. A three from Fairfield's Marcus Gilbert with 2:09 remaining gave the Stags their largest lead of the game at 81-71.

Up next the Red Foxes travel to West Long Branch, New Jersey to take on the Monmouth Hawks on Sunday, January 24. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 and tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.