POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team rallied for a 75-73 overtime win over Manhattan in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at McCann Arena on Wednesday night. The Red Foxes rallied from a 14-point deficit in the first half.
 

Summary

• Each team hit a three-pointer on its first possession, and Manhattan took its first lead on a Pauly Paulicap jumper at the 18:10 mark.
• The Jaspers used a 7-0 run to expand its lead to 18-9 at the 12:13 mark.
• Manhattan held Marist without a field goal for a span of 6:57, and led by as much as 14 in the first half. The Jaspers took a 35-25 lead to the locker room.
• A 6-0 Marist run brought the Red Foxes to within 38-37 at the 13:35 mark.
• A baseline jumper by Braden Bell at the 10:41 mark gave Marist its first lead of the second half at 43-42.
• Manhattan took back the lead, and a three-pointer by Tyler Reynolds with 4:06 to play gave the Jaspers a 55-51 lead.
• Marist re-claimed the lead on a three-pointer by Matt Herasme with 1:39 remaining. The Red Foxes led until a three-pointer by Reynolds with 10 seconds remaining tied the score at 62 apiece, and the game went to overtime.
• Marist never trailed in overtime. The Red Foxes led by as much as six, but their lead was trimmed to one on a three-pointer by Elijah Buchanan with eight seconds remaining. Tyler Sagl then hit two free throws to extend the lead to three.
• Manhattan's Samir Stewart was then fouled with two seconds left. He hit his first free throw, but the Jaspers committed a lane violation on the second

 

Key Stats

• Sagl led Marist with 23 points. He hit five threes and shot 6-for-6 at the line. He scored 18 in the second half and overtime.
• Bell scored 17, and went 8-for-9 from the free-throw line.
• Zion Tordoff had 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
• Michael Cubbage finished with nine points, nine rebounds, six assists, and two steals while playing all 45 minutes.
• Marist shot 7-for-16 (.438) from three-point range.
• Reynolds led Manhattan with 23 points, including a 7-for-13 performance from three-point range.

 

Notes

• The 14-point comeback marked the third time in John Dunne's one-and-a-half years as head coach that the Red Foxes rallied from a double-digit deficit to win a game. It was Marist's largest comeback since winning after being down 20 on Dec. 1, 2017 at The Citadel.
• Sagl's 23 points are the most by any Red Fox on the active roster in a Division I game.
• Bell achieved a career high in scoring for the second straight game. He had 12 against Iona on Jan. 19.
• Cubbage's six assists were a career high, and Tordoff tied a career high with seven rebounds.
• This is the third time in the last four years a Manhattan-Marist game at McCann Arena has gone to overtime.
• Marist has now won four straight against Manhattan.
• Both teams took part in Suits & Sneakers as part of the NABC/Coaches vs. Cancer initiative.

Proud to play our part with @CoachesvsCancer tonight! #GoRedFoxes #SuitsAndSneakers pic.twitter.com/Ama1NFTUsx

— Marist Basketball (@MaristMBB) January 23, 2020

 

Records

• Marist stands at 4-13 this season and 3-5 in MAAC play after its second straight win.
• Manhattan is now 8-8 overall and 4-3 in the MAAC.

 

Up Next

• Marist faces Siena for the first time this season on Friday, Jan. 24 at the Times Union Center in Albany.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
• The game will be carried live on ESPN+.
• It will be the first of three straight road games for the Red Foxes.