MURRAY, Kentucky – The Marist men's basketball team suffered a 100-63 loss at Murray State of the Ohio Valley Conference on Saturday night at the CSFB Center.
Summary
- Three-pointers by junior guard David Knudsen and junior forward Ryan Funk gave Marist an 8-3 lead three minutes into the game.
- A jumper by Murray State's Jonathan Stark at the 15:31 of the first half gave the Racers an 11-10 lead, and they did not surrender the lead the rest of the way.
- A 13-0 run over a span of 4:40 enabled Murray State to expand its lead to 43-28 with 2:02 left in the first half.
- Murray State scored the final six points of the first half to take a 52-32 lead to the locker room.
- In the second half, the Racers' lead reached as large as 39.
Key Stats
- Junior guard Brian Parker led the Red Foxes with 20 points. Parker shot 5-for-9 from the field, 2-for-3 from three-point range, and 8-for-10 from the free-throw line. Knudsen was the Red Foxes' other double-digit scorer with 15 points.
- Marist shot .452 (19-for-42) from the field, .400 (10-for-25) from three-point range, and .625 (15-for-24) from the free-throw line.
- Murray State shot .621 (36-for-58) from the field, .476 (10-for-21) from three-point range, .818 (18-for-22) from the free-throw line.
- Five Racers scored in double digits, led by Terrell Miller Jr. with 21. Miller did not miss a shot, going 8-for-8 from the field and 5-for-5 from three-point range.
- Murray State outrebounded Marist, 34-16.
- Marist committed 16 turnovers, while Murray State had seven.
Notes
- This is the 17th career 20-point game for Parker, who now has 1,041 career points.
- Parker has scored at least 16 points in each of his last six games.
- Knudsen had his fourth double-digit scoring game of the season.
- This is the second time Marist has faced one of the 12 schools which currently comprise the Ohio Valley Conference. The Red Foxes fell to Belmont in the 2010-11 season.
Quote of the Day
"There's no other way to put it – they dominated in every fashion," – Marist head coach
Mike Maker.
Up Next
Marist plays its final non-conference of the regular season on Friday, Dec. 22, when the Red Foxes travel to Ivy League foe Brown. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.