POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team will take on Bethune-Cookman for the first time in program history on Saturday. The Red Foxes and Wildcats will face off in Daytona Beach, Florida at 1 p.m.
 

How To Follow

• Audio: Mike Ferraro (play-by-play) and Ed Weir (color) will have the call on the Red Fox Network. The pregame show starts at 12:45 p.m.
• Twitter: @MaristMBB

 

Last Time Out

• Marist was defeated by New Hampshire, 64-56, at McCann Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
• Matt Turner led the Red Foxes with a career-high 14 points, and Tyler Saint-Furcy scored a career-high 11 off the bench.
• Jordan Jones scored 10 points and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds.

 

About Bethune-Cookman

• Bethune-Cookman is coming off a 70-65 loss to Central Florida in its last outing on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
• The Wildcats are playing their first home game since Nov. 15 after having played eight straight games on the road.
• Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year Cletrell Pope averages 12.4 points and 11.4 rebounds per game.
• Isaiah Bailey averages a team-high 14.3 points per contest.

 

Five Facts

• This is Marist's first meeting with Bethune-Cookman.
• Marist is 5-1 against the 11 current Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schools. Marist last faced a MEAC school on Nov. 25, 2013, when it fell to Morgan State by a score of 74-67 in overtime at the Paradise Jam.
• Only one Marist opponent has shot higher than 45 percent from the field (Hartford, .500, Nov. 12).
• Michael Cubbage leads Marist in scoring (11.1 ppg), rebounds (5.4 rpg), assists (2.0 apg), and steals (1.5 spg).
• Tyler Sagl has scored least 15 points in three games this season, with a high of 17 against Army West Point on Nov. 30.

 

Up Next

• Marist closes out non-conference play at Columbia on Saturday, Dec. 28.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.