POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (12-14 overall, 7-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) returns to McCann Arena on Friday night after spending last weekend on the road. The Red Foxes will face Saint Peter's (6-20, 3-11) at 7 p.m.
 

How To Follow

• ESPN+: Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (color) will have the call on ESPN+.
• Twitter: @MaristMBB

 

Last Time Out

• Marist extended its winning streak to four games, its longest since the 2014-15 season, with a 75-67 triumph at Monmouth on Sunday, Feb. 17.
• The Red Foxes led wire-to-wire and had four double-digit scorers (Brian Parker, 15; Darius Hines, 14; Isaiah Lamb, 12; Ryan Funk, 11).
• Marist shot .510 (26-for-51) from the field and .435 (10-for-23) from three-point range.
• The Red Foxes held the Hawks to a .368 (25-for-68) clip from the field and a .296 (8-for-27) mark from three-point range.

 

About Saint Peter's

• The Peacocks enter the contest having lost eight straight.
• In its last outing on Tuesday, Feb. 19, Saint Peter's was defeated at Siena by a score of 72-62.
• Davauhnte Turner averages 16.5 points per game, which is tied for third in the MAAC, followed by Samuel Idowu at 11.2.
• Quinn Taylor leads Saint Peter's in rebounds per game (5.5).
• The Peacocks lead the MAAC in blocked shots per game (5.2).
• Head coach Shaheen Holloway is in his first season leading the program. 

 

Top Tidbits

• A win over Saint Peter's would give Marist its first over .500 record in MAAC play in February since the 2007-08 season, its highest win total in a season since 2011-12, its first five-game winning streak since 2013-14, and would make John Dunne the fourth head coach in MAAC history to amass 100 wins in conference play.
• In Marist's four-game winning streak, the Red Foxes have shot .500 from the field and .394 from three-point range. Meanwhile, the opposition's field goal percentage is .400 and three-point percentage is .308.
• Marist is 9-0 when Darius Hines scores in double figures.

 

What's Next

• Marist heads back to the road to face Siena on Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Times Union Center in Albany.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.