Marist University Athletics

(20-5, 12-2 MAAC)

1st 2nd F Monmouth 45 42  87  Marist 31  30  61  Box Score | Postgame Video | Facebook Gallery

(5-18, 2-12 MAAC)

	Stat Comparison Monmouth Marist  FG Made-Attempted 31-61  20-60   FG Percentage .508  .333   3P Made/Attempted 11-27  7-26   3P Percentage .407  .269   FT Made-Attempted 14-20 14-18   FT Percentage .700  .778  Rebounds 44  33   Assists 18 10   Turnovers 9 12
	Individual Leaders  Stat Monmouth Marist  Points Two with 16 Hart, 22  Rebounds Brady, 9 Brooks, 12  Assists Robinson, 5 Two with 3  Steals Two with 2 Hart, 2  Blocks Two with 1 Two with 1
	Up Next Who: Manhattan When: Sat. Feb. 13 - 7 p.m. Where: McCann Arena Audio | Video | Full Schedule | Tickets

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist men's basketball team was defeated by first-place Monmouth by a score of 87-61 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Tuesday night at McCann Arena.

Red-shirt junior Khallid Hart led the Red Foxes with 22 points to go along with three assists and two steals. Hart scored Marist's first 12 points, and 15 of the Red Foxes' first 17. Freshman Brian Parker finished the night with 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the floor and 3-for-3 from the charity stripe. Junior center Kentrall Brooks had a game-high 12 rebounds.

Red-shirt freshman Micah Seaborn and junior Justin Robinson led Monmouth with 16 points apiece. Five Hawks scored in double digits, as they were joined by Je'lon Hornbeak, Chris Brady and Collin Stewart with 14, 11 and 10 points, respectively. Brady led the Hawks with nine rebounds, and Robinson had a game-high five assists.

Monmouth led for 38:44 of the game. After five consecutive points by Hart gave the Red Foxes a 5-3 lead 2:10 into the game, the Hawks reeled off an 8-0 run and took the lead for good. Monmouth led by 15 on two occasions in the first half. A 9-2 Marist run, punctuated by two free throws from Brooks, cut Marist's deficit to 39-31 with 2:52 left in the half. But the Hawks scored the final six points of the half to lead 45-31 after the first 20 minutes.

Seaborn opened the second-half scoring with a jumper in transition, and Marist was never closer than 16 points the rest of the way. Monmouth's largest lead was 32, and the Hawks led by at least 20 for the final 14:12.

Monmouth outrebounded Marist, 44-33. The Red Foxes shot .333 from the field, .269 from three and .778 from the free throw line while the Hawks shot .508 from the floor, .407 from behind the arc and .700 from the charity stripe. Monmouth's bench outscored the Marist bench, 35-20.

The loss drops Marist to 5-18 (2-12 MAAC) while the win lifts Monmouth to 20-5 (12-2 MAAC).

Up next for the Red Foxes is a matchup against the Manhattan at McCann Arena on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets are available for sale on GoRedFoxes.com.

Notes: Brooks' 12 rebounds tied a career high. He has averaged 8.2 rebounds per game in his five starts this season. … Hart topped 20 points for the 14^th time this season and 24^th time in his career. He now has 1,230 career points, and stands in 14^th place in scoring in program history. … Parker is 14-for-20 (.700) from the field in his last two games.