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Marist Hosts Siena Friday Night At McCann

86th Meeting Between Red Foxes & Saints Tips Off At 7 p.m.

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball returns home to McCann Arena to face Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rival Siena on Friday evening. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 
This will be the 86th all-time meeting between Marist and Siena, the highest total of any Red Foxes' opponent.
 
How To Follow
  • Watch: Dean Darling (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst) and Ed Weir (sideline) have the call on ESPN3.
  • Twitter: @MaristMBB
 
Last Time Out
  • Marist was defeated at Manhattan, 65-56, on Wednesday.
  • Braden Bell scored a career-high 20 points to lead all scorers.
  • Tyler Saint-Furcy had 11 points and four steals.
  • Michael Cubbage contributed seven points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.
  • Manhattan scored the game's first 11 points, and never surrendered the lead after that.
 
About Siena
  • Siena has won six straight.
  • The Saints are coming off an 84-77 victory at Quinnipiac on Wednesday.
  • Siena has three of the MAAC's top 10 scorers in Jalen Pickett (15.6, fourth), Elijah Burns (14.6, fifth), and Manny Camper (14.1, ninth).
  • Pickett leads the MAAC in assist-to-turnover ratio, Burns is tops in field goal percentage, and Camper is second in rebounds.
 
Five Facts
  • The last nine Siena-Marist games at McCann Arena have been decided by an average of 5.1 points, with each one decided by single digits. Siena has won five of the nine. 
  • In his last four games, Braden Bell is averaging 15.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting .511 (23-for-45) from the field.
  • Bell has 11 double-figure scoring games this season. Nine of those have come in his last 12 games, with four straight.
  • Jordan Jones is 16-for-17 (.941) from the free-throw line in his last six games.
  • In Marist's last nine games, the opposition is shooting .246 (42-for-171) from three-point range.
 
Up Next
  • Marist plays its final regular-season road game on Sunday, March 1 at Quinnipiac.
  • Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
  • Quinnipiac won the season's first meeting, 63-58, on Jan. 3 at McCann Arena.
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Players Mentioned

Michael Cubbage

#5 Michael Cubbage

Guard
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Jordan Jones

#15 Jordan Jones

Center
6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Tyler Saint-Furcy

#21 Tyler Saint-Furcy

Guard
6' 4"
Freshman
Braden  Bell

#24 Braden Bell

Forward
6' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Michael Cubbage

#5 Michael Cubbage

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Guard
Jordan Jones

#15 Jordan Jones

6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Center
Tyler Saint-Furcy

#21 Tyler Saint-Furcy

6' 4"
Freshman
Guard
Braden  Bell

#24 Braden Bell

6' 7"
Sophomore
Forward

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