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76
Marist MAR 6-23, 4-13 MAAC
100
Winner Niagara University NIA 19-12, 12-6 MAAC
Marist MAR
6-23, 4-13 MAAC
76
Final
100
Niagara University NIA
19-12, 12-6 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Marist MAR 43 33 76
Niagara University NIA 46 54 100

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mike Ferraro

Marist Drops MAAC Contest At Niagara

Gummerus, McClenaghan Notch Career Highs In Scoring

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, New York – The Marist men's basketball team was defeated at Niagara by a score of 100-76 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Friday at the Gallagher Center.
 
Summary
  • Marist jumped out to an 11-1 lead just 2:12 into the contest.
  • Senior center Connor McClenaghan came off the bench to score nine straight points, as Marist extended its lead to 26-15.
  • Marist's largest lead of the first half was 13, but Niagara closed the half on a 17-2 over the final 4:04. Kahlil Dukes' long three-pointer in the waning seconds of the first half gave the Purple Eagles a 46-43 lead going to the locker room.
  • In a stretch of approximately 14 minutes between the end of the first half and beginning of the second half, Niagara outscored Marist 43-10 and extended its lead to 21.
  • The Purple Eagles' lead reached as large as 29. Niagara outscored Marist 54-33 in the second half.
 
Key Stats
  • Freshman forward Lasse Gummerus and junior forward Ryan Funk led five Red Foxes in double figures with 13 points apiece.
  • Junior guard Brian Parker had a team-high five rebounds to go along with 11 points.
  • Kahlil Dukes led five Purple Eagles in double figures with a game-high 26 points.
  • Niagara's Marvin Prochet had a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
  • Niagara outrebounded Marist, 47-31.
  • In the second half, Marist shot .371 (13-for-35) from the field while Niagara shot .605 (23-for-38).
 
Notes
  • Gummerus scored a career-high 13 points, and senior center Connor McClenaghan scored a career-high 11.
  • This was the third time this season Marist had five double-digit scorers in a game.
  • Freshman walk-on guard Michael Servetas scored his first two career points.
 
Quote of the Day
"I thought we lost our spirit a little bit," head coach Mike Maker said. "From the last media timeout of the first half on, we did not execute. When you take bad shots, it leads to easy opportunities for them.
 
Records
Marist is now 6-23 overall and 4-13 in the MAAC. The game concluded Niagara's regular season at 19-12 overall and 12-6 in MAAC play.
 
Up Next
Marist plays its final game of the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 25 at Canisius. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m., and the game will be carried live on ESPN3.
 
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