POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team defeated Binghamton by a score of 64-60 on Sunday in its home opener at McCann Arena, as the Red Foxes completed a weekend sweep of the Bearcats.
 

Summary

• Raheim Sullivan opened the scoring with a jumper for Marist at the 18:22 mark, but Binghamton answered with six straight points.
• A three-pointer by the Bearcats' Brenton Mills gave Binghamton its largest lead of the first half, a 22-16 advantage at the 6:59 mark.
• The Red Foxes immediately answered with a 10-0 run, with all points coming from Marist newcomers – five from Sullivan, a three from Javon Cooley, and a jumper by Hakim Byrd.
• Sullivan's jumper at the 1:39 mark put Marist back in front, 30-28, and accounted for the final points of the first 20 minutes.
• A basket by Michael Cubbage with 3:27 remaining gave Marist the game's largest lead at 61-50.
• Binghamton responded with a 10-1 run, and a three-pointer by Hakon Hjalmarsson cut the Bearcats' deficit to two with 57 seconds to go. However, Marist got stops on Binghamton's final two possessions, and Cubbage drained two free throws with 11 seconds to play.

 

Stats

• Sullivan led three Red Foxes in double digits with 13 points, followed by Jordan Jones with 12 and Ricardo Wright with 11.
• In addition to his 12 points, Jones tied for the team with six rebounds (along with Braden Bell), and blocked three shots.
• Binghamton committed 16 turnovers, while Marist had just nine.
• Mills led all scorers with 19 for the Bearcats, and Binghamton's Dan Petcash had a game-high 11 rebounds.

 

Notes

• This is Marist's first 2-0 start since the 2001-02 season, when the Red Foxes started 3-0.
• In overtime and the final 30 seconds of regulation, Marist went 10-for-10 from the line in the two games this weekend.
• Marist led for 67:21 of the 85 minutes played this weekend.
• Marist is now 2-2 all-time against Binghamton.

 

From Coach Dunne

"I'm really proud of the guys," head coach John Dunne said. "The first half, I thought Binghamton brought great intensity traveling down here, and I tried to raise the intensity on the bench a little bit. The second half, I thought our intensity was a lot better."
 

Up Next

• Marist will open Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play with a trip to Canisius this weekend.
• The Red Foxes and Golden Griffins will face off on both Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.