POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team fell to the Army West Point Black Knights 94-73 on Saturday night at McCann Arena.

SUMMARY:

The Red Foxes went back and forth with Army West Point early on in the first half. The largest lead for Marist was 10 at the 11:40 mark after junior Ryan Funk put a defender on a poster for the slam in transition. The Black Knights chipped away throughout the half and ended up tying the score at 31-31 with 4:35 remaining. Jordan Fox's 20 first half points led Army West Point as they went into halftime leading 41-35.

Both teams came out for the second half trading buckets to start. Funk scored a quick five points to begin the second half as they still trailed 48-42. The Black Knights went on a run just a few minutes into the second half and went up by as many as 11 with a 63-52 lead at the 12:40 mark. The Red Foxes rallied back to get within 4 on an and-one by junior Isaiah Lamb with 9:40 left. Army West Point then answered with an 18-2 run that put them up 82-64 with 4:30 left in the game and they held on for the 94-73.

KEY STATS:

•     The Black Knights shot 61% (14-for-23) from three point range while Marist shot 27% (8-for-28).

•     Army West Point finished with 36 field goals compared to the Red Foxes' 27.

•     The Black Knights shot 73% (8-for-11) from the foul line while Marist shot 65% (11-for-17).

Game Notes

•     Jordan Fox went 11-16 from the field, 9-11 from three for a game high 33 points.

•     Junior David Knudsen led the Red Foxes with 16 points on 6-for-11 shooting.

•     Freshman Austin Williams scored his first career six points.

•     Freshman Andrea Bernardi scored a career high four points.

Up Next

The Red Foxes head down to Orlando, FL for the Advocare Invitational where they will take on the West Virginia Mountaineers on Thursday, Nov. 23rd at 8:30 PM.