JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – The Marist men's basketball team suffered a 70-66 loss at Saint Peter's in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Thursday night at the Yanitelli Center.
 
Summary

• Marist jumped out to a 7-0 lead and forced a Saint Peter's timeout at the 16:38 mark.
• Saint Peter's took a 12-11 lead on a three by Davauhnte Turner at the 11:44 mark, but a three by Marist freshman forward Lasse Gummerus put the Red Foxes back in the lead 58 seconds later. Marist held the lead the rest of the first half.
• Marist hit eight three-pointers in the first half, and took a 32-29 lead after the first 20 minutes.
• Saint Peter's took the lead back at the 16:11 mark of the second half on a basket by Samuel Idowu, which put the Peacocks up 39-38. Neither team scored for the next three-and-a-half minutes until a basket by senior center Connor McClenaghan put Marist back in front.
• A three by junior forward Isaiah Lamb at the 10:05 mark started Marist on a 12-0 run, as the Red Foxes held the Peacocks scoreless for 4:04. The run lifted Marist to its largest lead of the game at 56-45 with 7:28 to go.
• With 2:25 to play, junior guard Brian Parker hit a pair of free throws to put Marist up 66-63. The Red Foxes did not score the rest of the way.
• With just under one minute to play, a three-pointer by Samuel Idowu put the Peacocks up 68-66. Turner's layup with 11 seconds remaining sealed it for Saint Peter's.

 
Key Stats

• Parker led a balanced scoring effort with 12 points. He added nine assists and four rebounds. He did not officially attempt a field goal until the 9:04 mark of the second half, and finished 2-for-2 from the field and 8-for-9 from the free-throw line.
• Four Red Foxes scored in double digits. Lamb and junior guard David Knudsen added 11 apiece, and sophomore center Tobias Sjoberg finished with 10.
• Marist shot 11-for-28 (.393) from three-point range. The Red Foxes were 8-for-16 (.500) in the first half and 3-for-12 (.250) in the second half.
• Marist had 16 assists on 19 field goals.
• Turner led all scorers with 30.
• Saint Peter's shot 9-for-17 (.529) from three-point range, including 5-for-8 (.625) in the second half.
• Saint Peter's had a 30-23 edge in rebounds, and had 13 offensive boards, which led to a 13-2 advantage in second chance points.

 
Notes

• Parker's nine assists were a career high.
• Marist shot a season-best .944 from the free-throw line (17-for-18).
• Saint Peter's has won five straight in the series.

 
Quote of the Day
"Give Idowu credit," Marist head coach Mike Maker said. "He made the big shot, we didn't, and that was the game."
 
Records
Marist is 5-20 overall and 3-10 in the MAAC. Saint Peter's is 10-14 overall and 4-9 in the MAAC.
 
Up Next
Marist returns home to face Rider on Saturday, Feb. 10. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Tickets are available at MaristTickets.com.