POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Following a six-week and eight-game road swing, the Marist men's basketball team returns to McCann Arena on Saturday afternoon, as the Red Foxes host Brown in the final game before Christmas. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
 

How To Follow

• Watch: Geoff Brault (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (color) will have the call on ESPN+, which is available for a subscription fee.
• Twitter: @MaristMBB

 

Last Time Out

• Marist closed out its eight-game road swing with a 58-49 triumph at New Hampshire on Wednesday, Dec. 19.
• The Red Foxes closed out the first half on a 29-3 run, and held the Wildcats scoreless for a stretch of 13:14 between both halves.
• Marist committed a season-low 10 turnovers.
• Brian Parker led all scorers with 13 points, and Luke Nedrow's career-high seven rebounds led the Red Foxes.

 

About Brown

• The Bears are playing their first game in two weeks, and their first road game in 17 days.
• In its last outing on Saturday, Dec. 8, Brown recorded a 71-69 home victory against Stony Brook.
• The Bears are 6-0 at home and 1-4 on the road this year.
• Desmond Cambridge leads Brown in scoring at 16.2 points per game. Cambridge scored a career-high 33 points when the Bears faced Marist exactly one year ago.
• Head coach Mike Martin, a 2004 Brown graduate who served as a team captain in his playing days, is in his seventh season at the helm.

 

Five Facts

• Marist is 3-2 against Brown. This is Brown's first trip to Marist since Dec. 2, 1995. The teams have met in four straight seasons (three times on Dec. 22).
• Brian Parker is ninth in program history with 1,514 career points, and is 24 points away from eighth-place Jared Jordan.
• In his last five games, Parker is shooting .556 (30-for-54) from the field while averaging 16.0 points, 4.2 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game.
• Darius Hines has one turnover in his last five games, covering 134 minutes.
• Marist has led for 275 minutes, 50 seconds out of 400 minutes this season (69 percent).

 

Up Next

Marist will conclude its non-conference slate with a game at America East foe Hartford on Saturday, Dec. 29. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.