POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The 11^th-seeded Marist men's basketball team will open play in the 2020 Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship on Tuesday night. The Red Foxes will face #6 Niagara at 9 p.m. at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
 

How To Follow

• Radio: Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Ed Weir (analyst) will have the audio call for all of Marist's games in the championship on the Red Fox Network. Coverage for each game will begin 15 minutes prior to tip-off on GoRedFoxes.com.
• Television: The entire championship will be covered on the ESPN Family of Networks. The opening and quarterfinal rounds will be carried on ESPN3. The semifinal will air on ESPNEWS. The championship game will be televised on ESPNU.
• Twitter: @MaristMBB
• Click here for Marist's MAAC Tournament Central page.

 

Vs. Niagara, 2019-20

• Marist won both regular-season meetings against Niagara. The Red Foxes prevailed by a score of 67-48 at Niagara on Jan. 31, and earned a 76-54 victory at McCann Arena on Feb. 23.
• The game at Niagara was the lowest point total Marist held an opponent to this season, and the game in Poughkeepsie was the Red Foxes' largest margin of victory this season.

 

Championship History - Niagara

• This will be the sixth meeting between Marist and Niagara in MAAC Championship history, which ties Canisius, Iona, and Siena for the highest total of any of the Red Foxes' opponents.
• Marist has prevailed in 2008 (quarterfinals) and 2011 (opening round).
• Niagara has won in 2000 (quarterfinals), 2009 (quarterfinals), and 2014 (opening round).

 

Five Facts

• Head coach John Dunne has won five games as a lower seed in the MAAC Championships, the second-best total of any coach in MAAC history.
• Michael Cubbage is one of two players in the MAAC to lead his team in scoring, rebounding, and assists.
• Matt Herasme has increased his scoring average 6.0 points from last season, and is one of five players in the MAAC to accomplish this feat this year.
• MAAC All-Rookie Team choice Tyler Sagl is the conference's leading freshman scorer (8.6 points per game).
• Braden Bell is averaging 13.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in his last seven games.