POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (5-18 overall, 3-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) hosts Iona (14-9, 8-3) on Sunday at noon at McCann Arena.
This is the only time this season the Red Foxes and Gaels will meet. Here's a closer look at Sunday's match-up:
On the Air
Dean Darling (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (color), and Ed Weir (sideline) have the call on the Red Fox Network.
Last Time Out
Marist suffered a 73-67 home loss to Canisius on Friday, Feb. 2. The Red Foxes led by 11 in the second half, but the Golden Griffins went on to outscore the Red Foxes 43-33 over the final 20 minutes.
Brian Parker led Marist with 19 points and 11 rebounds. The Red Foxes committed 24 turnovers, allowed 19 offensive rebounds, and shot 7-for-14 from the free-throw line.
The Opponent
Iona is coming off an 87-82 home victory over Quinnipiac in double overtime on Friday, Feb. 2. Rickey McGill leads the Gaels in scoring (14.5 ppg). Iona leads the MAAC in three-pointers per game, three-point percentage, free-throw percentage, and assist-to-turnover ratio. Head coach Tim Cluess has led Iona to postseason play in all of his first seven seasons.
Today's Top Tidbits
In 13 of the last 14 Marist-Iona games, the winning team has scored at least 80 points. ...
Brian Parker now has 1,245 career points, which ranks 14th in program history. Next in 13th place is Joe Scott (1,283 points). ... Parker ranks fourth in the MAAC in scoring (18.0 ppg) and eighth in the MAAC in field-goal percentage (.485). He and Rider's Dimencio Vaughn are the only two players in the MAAC who rank in the conference's top 10 in scoring and field-goal percentage. ... Marist and Iona are the MAAC's only two teams to have a second-half lead in all of their conference games this season.
Leaders
| Category |
Iona |
Marist |
| Scoring |
Rickey McGill, 14.5 ppg |
Brian Parker, 18.0 ppg |
| Rebounding |
TK Edogi, 7.6 rpg |
Tobias Sjoberg, 5.5 rpg |
| Assists |
Rickey McGill, 5.4 apg |
Brian Parker, 2.7 apg |
| Blocks |
TK Edogi, 7.6 rpg |
Tobias Sjoberg, 1.0 bpg |
| Steals |
Rickey McGill, 1.5 spg |
David Knudsen, 1.1 spg |
| Three-Pointers Made |
Deyshonee Much, 52 |
Ryan Funk, 55 |
What's Next
Marist begins a stretch of four out of six on the road to close the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 8 at Saint Peter's. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
