POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (5-6) will play its final non-conference game of the season on Saturday afternoon, when the Red Foxes head back to the road to face Hartford (5-8) of the America East Conference. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
 

How To Follow

• Audio: Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Mike Ferraro (color) will have the call on the Red Fox Network starting at 1:45 p.m.
• Twitter: @MaristMBB
• TV: The game will be carried live on ESPN3, with Jeff Dooley (play-by-play) and Adam Finkelstein (color) on the call.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist was defeated at home by Brown by a score of 78-53 on Saturday, Dec. 22.
• Red-shirt junior Aleksandar Dozic led the Red Foxes in both points (16) and rebounds (seven).
• Marist had season-low percentages from the field (.321) and from three-point range (.158).

 

About Hartford

• The Hawks were defeated at Wagner by a score of 77-68 in their last outing on Saturday, Dec. 22. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak.
• Four Hawks average at least 13 points per game, led by John Carroll at 16.7.
• George Blagojevic leads Hartford with 8.2 rebounds per game, and averages 13.7 points per contest.
• Head coach John Gallagher, the reigning America East Conference Coach of the Year, is in his ninth season leading the Hawks.

 

Five Facts

• Marist is 3-3 against Hartford. The home team has won all six meetings.
• This is the first game between the teams since Dec. 22, 2012.
• With a win, Marist would finish non-conference play with six wins and a .500 record, its best mark in both categories since the 2011-12 season.
• Brian Parker is ninth in program history with 1,520 career points, and is 18 points away from eighth-place Jared Jordan. Parker also ranks fifth in the MAAC in assists per game this season (3.8).
• Ryan Funk has made 34 straight free throws. Funk is 19-for-19 from the line this year, and made his last 15 last year.

 

Up Next

• Marist opens Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play on Thursday, Jan. 3 against Canisius at McCann Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
• It is the first of three straight home games the Red Foxes will have to open conference play.