POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team returns to action on Sunday afternoon, when the Red Foxes host Niagara in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at McCann Arena. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
Marist will be looking to complete a regular-season sweep of Niagara. The Red Foxes earned a 67-48 road victory over the Purple Eagles on Jan. 31.
- Watch: Dean Darling (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), and Ed Weir (sideline) have the call on ESPN+ (subscription fee required).
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- Marist fell at home against Monmouth, 65-61 in overtime, on Friday, Feb. 21 after the Red Foxes had trailed by as much as 12 in the second half.
- Tyler Sagl led Marist with 16 points, followed by Matt Herasme with 15 and Braden Bell with 12.
- Bell set a career high with eight rebounds, and tied Tobias Sjoberg for the team high. That total was a season high for Sjoberg.
- Marist drained a season-high 14 three-pointers.
- Niagara is coming off a 61-60 loss at Fairfield on Friday, Feb. 21. This followed a two-game winning streak for the Purple Eagles.
- Marcus Hammond leads Niagara in scoring (13.5 ppg) and rebounding (4.5 rpg).
- The Purple Eagles lead the MAAC in three-point shooting percentage (.359).
- Head coach Greg Paulus is in first season.
- Marist has won six of the last nine against Niagara at home.
- In MAAC play, Marist's defensive three-point percentage of .311 leads the conference. The opposition is shooting .227 (30-for-132) from three in the Red Foxes' last seven games.
- Marist has made more three-pointers than its opponent in seven straight games. The Red Foxes are shooting .395 from three in their last nine games.
- Marist has played nine games decided by five points or less, and a program-record five overtime games this season.
- Michael Cubbage is 23-for-27 (.852) from the free-throw line in his last seven games.
- Marist heads to Manhattan on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
- It will be the second meeting of the season between the teams after the Red Foxes prevailed, 75-73 in overtime, in the first one on Jan. 22 at McCann Arena.
