(7-6, 2-1 MAAC)

1st 2nd F Canisius 43   49 92  Marist 42  41 83   Box Score |  Facebook Gallery

(4-8, 1-2 MAAC)

	Stat Comparison Canisius Marist  FG Made-Attempted 28-57   29-62  FG Percentage .491  .468   3P Made/Attempted  9-24  15-35  3P Percentage .375  .429  FT Made-Attempted 27-34   10-17  FT Percentage  .794 .588 .  Rebounds 37  31   Assists 15  17   Turnovers 10  11
	Individual Leaders  Stat Canisius Marist  Points Robertson, 27 Hart, 26  Rebounds Bleeker/Crumpton, 6 Truog, 7  Assists McMillan, 8 Parker, 8  Steals Robertson, 2 Hart, 2  Blocks Four with 1 None
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POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Red-shirt junior guard Khallid Hart scored his 1,000^th career point, but the Marist men's basketball team was defeated by Canisius, 92-83, in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Saturday night at McCann Arena.

Hart became the 30^th player in program history to score his 1,000^th point in a Marist uniform. The milestone came on a free throw with 6:01 left in the game. He finished with 26 points, five rebounds and four assists.

“I want to publicly congratulate Khallid on scoring 1,000 points,” head coach Mike Maker said following the game. “I'm running out of words to describe his play and him as a person.”

Hart paced four double-digit scorers for the Red Foxes. Freshman forward/guard Kristinn Palsson had a career-high 18 on the strength of six three-pointers. Freshman forward Isaiah Lamb tied his career high with 15 points, and freshman guard Brian Parker had 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting, a career-high eight assists and four rebounds. Senior center Eric Truog hauled in a game-high seven rebounds.

Canisius had five double-digit scorers, paced by Kassius Robertson with a game-high 27. He was followed by Chris Atkinson with 15, Malcom McMillan with 14, and Phil Valenti and Jermaine Crumpton with 12 apiece. McMillan tied Parker for the game high with eight assists.

Canisius shot .491 (28-for-57) from the field, .375 (9-for-24) from three-point range and .794 (27-for-34) from the free-throw line. Marist shot .468 (29-for-62) from the field, .429 (15-for-35) from three-point range and .588 (10-for-17) from the free-throw line.

The game included eight lead changes and four ties, although Canisius led for 35:11. The Golden Griffins hit their first four shots from the field, scored 13 points in the first 2:39, and jumped out to an early seven-point lead. Canisius led by seven on three occasions in the first six minutes before Marist took the lead on the strength of a 10-0 run, which included two three-pointers by Hart. The Golden Griffins battled back and took an eight-point lead with 1:05 left in the first half, but the Red Foxes cut their deficit to 43-42 at the half thanks to a three-pointer by Palsson and a four-point play by Lamb.

A layup by Parker 45 seconds into the second half gave Marist a 44-43 lead. However, exactly one minute later, a layup by Canisius' Phil Valenti put the Golden Griffins ahead 45-44, and they led the rest of the way. Canisius' biggest lead was 12 with 6:21 to play. Marist got as close as five twice in the final 30 seconds, both times coming on three-pointers by Palsson. However, the Golden Griffins pulled away by going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the last 24 seconds.

Canisius is 7-6 overall and 2-1 in the MAAC. Marist is 4-8 overall and 1-2 in MAAC play.

Marist returns to action on Monday, when the Red Foxes host Saint Peter's in MAAC play. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Tickets are available for sale on GoRedFoxes.com.

Notes: Hart scored his first 10 points of Saturday's game in the first 9:35, and his last 16 in a span of 5:47 of the second half. … Hart has now scored over 20 points in each of last five games, and is averaging 27.4 points per game in this span. … Parker's eight assists were the most for any Red Fox this season. … Marist has topped 80 points three times in its last four games. … Marist has set a season high for three-pointers made in each of its last two games (12 at Jacksonville on Dec. 29, 15 against Canisius).