POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team had its four-game winning streak snapped by Saint Peter's on Friday night at McCann Arena. The Peacocks prevailed by a score of 65-59 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play.
- Saint Peter's scored the game's first seven points, and jumped out to a 12-2 lead at the 14:10 mark of the first half on a three by Davauhnte Turner.
- A basket by senior guard Brian Parker at the 5:04 mark of the first half gave Marist its first lead at 22-20.
- Marist closed the first half on a 7-0 run, and led 29-24 at halftime. It would be the Red Foxes' largest lead of the night.
- Saint Peter's took the lead for good with a 10-0 run early in the second half.
- The Peacocks' lead swelled to as large as 13 with 8:39 remaining on a basket by Manny Dixon with 8:39 remaining, which made the score 50-37.
- A 7-0 run brought the Red Foxes to within four with 1:33 left, but they came no closer.
- Parker led all scorers with 19 points. He shot 7-for-11 from the field.
- Senior forward Ryan Funk scored 12 points, and drained four three-pointers.
- Senior guard David Knudsen grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
- Turner led Saint Peter's with 16 points. He shot 3-for-5 from the field (all three-pointers) and 7-for-7 from the free-throw line.
- Saint Peter's outscored Marist 41-30 in the second half. After the intermission, the Peacocks shot .565 (13-for-23) from the field and .500 (3-for-6) from three-point range. The Red Foxes shot .333 (9-for-27) from the field and .111 (1-for-9) from deep in the second half.
- Saint Peter's became the first team to sweep a season series from Marist this season.
- Funk has knocked down at least three three-pointers in each of his last four games.
- Knudsen's seven rebounds were a season high, and one off his career high.
- Marist is 1-9 this season when fewer than three Red Foxes score in double digits.
- Saint Peter's improved to 7-20 on the season and 4-10 in conference play.
- Marist is now 12-15 overall and 7-8 in the MAAC.
"You tip your hat to Saint Peter's," head coach
John Dunne said. "They were the team with more energy. We just didn't have the energy that we need to win games. As a coach, I need to take a strong look at how we handled our preparation this week, the players need to take a look at what they did this week to prepare themselves mentally and physically, and we have to try to not let it happen again."
- Marist travels to Siena on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tip.
- The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and coverage on the Red Fox Network will begin at 1:45.
- Siena officials anticipate a potential sell out for Sunday's game. To purchase tickets online, please click here.
