POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (5-19 overall, 3-9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) faces Saint Peter's (9-13, 3-9) for the first time this season on Thursday night. Tip-off at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey is set for 7 p.m.
 
Here is a closer look at Thursday night's match-up:
 
On the Air
Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Ed Weir (color) have the call on the Red Fox Network.
 
Last Time Out
Marist suffered a 98-64 home loss to Iona on Sunday, Feb. 4. Brian Parker led the Red Foxes with 20 points to go along with four rebounds and a team-high four assists. Aleksandar Dozic contributed 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Andrea Bernardi scored a career-high 10 points in 11 minutes off the bench. The Gaels shot .537 (36-for-67) from the field and knocked down 15 three-pointers.
 
The Opponent
Saint Peter's is coming off a 73-58 loss to Canisius on Sunday, Feb. 4 in its last outing. Nick Griffin leads three Peacocks who average double-digit points per game at 13.6, followed by Davauhnte Turner at 11.1 and Samuel Idowu at 10.9. Quinn Taylor averages a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game. Head coach John Dunne is in his 12th season at the helm, the longest active streak for a MAAC coach at the same school.
 
Today's Top Tidbits

• This is the 50th meeting between Marist and Saint Peter's, with the Peacocks leading 27-22.
• Head coach Mike Maker is 1-5 against Saint Peter's all-time, but Marist has shot at least 50 percent from the field in three of the contests.
• Brian Parker (1,265 career points) is now within 50 points of Joe Scott (1,283, 13th place); Bill DeWinne (1,299, 12th place); and Andy Lake (1,313, 11th place) on Marist's all-time scoring list.
• Parker is shooting 16-for-31 (.516) from three-point range in his last 10 games.
• Aleksandar Dozic is averaging 11.4 points and 6.0 rebounds in his last five games.

 
Leaders

Category	Iona	Marist
Scoring	Rickey McGill, 14.5 ppg	Brian Parker, 18.1 ppg
Rebounding	TK Edogi, 7.6 rpg	Tobias Sjoberg, 5.5 rpg
Assists	Rickey McGill, 5.4 apg	Brian Parker, 2.8 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 returns to McCann Arena on Saturday, Feb. 10 to face Rider. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.