Marist University Athletics

(12-9, 8-3 MAAC)

1st 2nd F Saint Peter's 39 42  81  Marist  36  29  65   Box Score | Postgame Video | Facebook Gallery

(6-15, 3-7 MAAC)

	Stat Comparison Saint Peter's Marist  FG Made-Attempted  29-47 23-44  FG Percentage .617 .523  3P Made-Attempted 13-20  8-19  3P Percentage .650  .421  FT Made-Attempted  10-13  11-17  FT Percentage  .769  .647  Rebounds  24   20  Assists 15  9  Turnovers 7   10
	Individual Leaders  Stat Saint Peter's Marist  Points  Portley, 19 Hart, 13  Rebounds  Welton, 5 Parker, 6  Assists  Portley, 5 Parker, 4  Steals  Four with 1 Three with 1  Blocks  Enechionyia and Welton, 1 Brooks, 1
	Up Next Who: Fairfield When: Sat. Jan. 28 - 1 p.m. Where: Bridgeport, CT Audio | Full Schedule

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist men's basketball team fell to Saint Peter's, 81-65, in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference contest Jan. 26 in McCann Arena.

The Red Foxes are now 3-7 in conference play and 6-15 overall this season while the Peacocks improved to 8-3 in the MAAC and 12-9 on the season.

Red-shirt senior guard Khallid Hart led the Red Foxes in scoring with 13 points on 4-for-9 (44 percent) shooting. Sophomore guard Brian Parker contributed 12 points and team highs of six rebounds and four assists. Sophomore swingman David Knudsen scored 12 points off the bench on 5-for-6 shooting from the field and 2-for-3 shooting from three-point range.

The Red Foxes and Peacocks both came out with hot hands from downtown, attempting seven three-pointers in the opening minutes. Marist pulled ahead by seven in the early going, but Saint Peter's charged back to take the lead.

Both teams cooled off from the floor as scoring plateaued in the middle of the first half. Saint Peter's ended the half going 4-for-4 from the floor to take a 39-36 lead into the halftime break.

Hart and sophomore swingman Kristinn Palsson paced the Red Foxes with eight points each in the first half, while sophomore guard Antwon Portley lead the Peacocks with 12 points, going 4-for-5 from the floor. The teams' benches combined for 30 points with Saint Peter's having 16 and Marist scoring 14.

The Peacocks were able to start the second half by opening up a seven-point lead on the Red Foxes in the first three minutes. Despite Parker scoring nine of his 12 points in the second half, Marist was not able to overcome the shooting of Saint Peter's, who shot 70 percent from three-point range in the second period of play.

Marist went 11-for-23 from the floor in the second half, while posting a .375 three-point percentage. Hart and Knudsen both pitched in five points and Parker led the Red Foxes with five rebounds. 

Portley led Saint Peter's with a season-high 19 points. The team boasted a .617 field goal percentage on the night and went 13-for-20 from behind the three-point line. The Peacocks outrebounded the Red Foxes 24-20 and totaled 15 assists to Marist's nine. As a team, Marist shot 42 percent from three-point range, going 8-for-19.

The Red Foxes' next contest will be a road matchup at Fairfield on Saturday, Jan. 28. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.