BUFFALO, New York – The Marist men's basketball team was defeated in its regular-season finale by a score of 98-74 at Canisius in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Sunday at the Koessler Athletic Center.
 
Summary

• Marist hit its first seven shots from the field, led by nine on two occasions in the first half.
• Canisius answered with a 13-0 lead to take its first lead of the day.
• The lead changed hands seven times in the first half.
• Canisius outscored Marist 11-2 over the final four-and-a-half minutes of the first half, and led 47-39 after the first 20 minutes.
• Canisius outscored Marist 10-4 in the first three minutes of the second half and expanded its lead to 14.
• Marist never got closer than eight points in the second half. Canisius' largest lead was 28.

 
Key Stats

• Junior forward Ryan Funk led the Red Foxes with 17 points.
• Junior guard Brian Parker had 16 points and led Marist in rebounds (eight) and assists (seven).
• Red-shirt sophomore forward Aleksandar Dozic gave Marist three double-digit scorers with 15 points and six rebounds.
• Takal Moslon led five Canisius double-digit scorers with a game-high 24 points.
• Canisius had 25 assists on 39 field goals, and committed just 11 turnovers.
• Canisius shot .609 (39-for-64) from the field in the game. The Golden Griffins shot .606 (20-for-36) in the first half, and .613 (19-for-31) in the second half.
• Marist shot .481 (26-for-54) from the field in the game. The Red Foxes shot .682 (15-for-22) in the first half, and .344 (11-for-32) in the second half.

 
Notes

• Parker is up to 1,340 career points. He's four away from moving into 10^th place all-time in program history.
• Funk has made 21 three-pointers in his last five games.
• Dozic's 15 points marked the third-highest total of his career.

 
Up Next
Marist is the #11 seed in the MAAC Basketball Championship. The Red Foxes will open play at 9 p.m. Thursday against the #6 seed, which will be determined by the ongoing Manahttan-Quinnipiac game. A Manhattan win results in the Red Foxes facing Fairfield. If Quinnipiac wins, the Bobcats will then face the Red Foxes. All tournament games will be held at the Times Union Center in Albany.

UPDATE (8:45 p.m.): Marist will face sixth-seeded Fairfield in Thursday's opening round.