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Men's Basketball 11/27/2019 2:00:00 PM

Men’s Basketball Hosts Army West Point Saturday

Hudson Valley Foes To Meet For 20th Time

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (1-3) hosts Hudson Valley rival Army West Point (2-3) on Saturday at McCann Arena.

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Watch: ESPN+ (subscription required) with Mike Ferraro (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (color), and Ed Weir (sideline) on the call.
Twitter: @MaristMBB
Live Stats: GoRedFoxes.com

Last Time Out

Marist dropped its third straight with a 79-75 home loss to The Citadel on Nov. 23. The Red Foxes had five double-digit scorers, led by Matt Herasme and Tyler Sagl with 15 apiece.
Herasme had career highs in both points and rebounds (nine).
The game had 15 lead changes and seven ties, but The Citadel scored the final seven points to prevail.

About Army West Point

Army West Point is coming off an 88-73 loss at Binghamton on Nov. 23.
Four Black Knights are averaging at least 10 points per game, led by Tucker Blackwell (12.0 ppg).
Tommy Funk has a 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio (36 assists/14 turnovers), and Matt Wilson is shooting .643 (27-for-42) from the field.
Funk and Wilson both average 11.8 points per game.

Five Facts

Marist is 10-9 against Army West Point, including a 7-2 mark at home. The Red Foxes have faced the Black Knights more than any team they've never shared a conference with.
The all-time points scored total in their contests is Marist 1,375, Army West Point 1,374.
Marist has committed fewer turnovers than its opponent in all four games.
Tyler Sagl has increased his point total (0, 3, 6, 15) and his minute total (3, 11, 15, 24) in every game this season.
Marist had five double-digit scorers (Matt Herasme, 15; Tyler Sagl, 15; Jordan Jones, 12; Michael Cubbage, 11; Matt Turner, 11) vs. The Citadel. The last time Marist had five double-digit scorers was a 78-74 victory over Iona on Jan. 30.

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