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Ricardo Wright led Marist with a career-high 19 points
86
Winner Niagara Niag 4-4,3-3 MAAC
72
Marist Marist 6-2,4-2 MAAC
Winner
Niagara Niag
4-4,3-3 MAAC
86
Final
72
Marist Marist
6-2,4-2 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Niagara Niag 51 35 86
Marist Marist 37 35 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mike Ferraro

First-Half Run Lifts Niagara Over Marist

Freshmen Wright, Cooley Score Career Highs

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team was defeated by Niagara, 86-72, at McCann Arena on Saturday afternoon in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game.
 
The Purple Eagles salvaged a split in the two-game series after the Red Foxes were victorious on Friday.
 
Summary
  • Marist scored the game's first five points on a jumper by Jordan Jones and a three-pointer by Javon Cooley.
  • A three-pointer by Ricardo Wright gave Marist an 11-5 lead at the 16:04 mark.
  • Niagara took its first lead thanks to a 20-0 run over a span of 5:46, which included three three-pointers by Nick MacDonald.
  • Niagara's lead reached its largest margin of the first half, 17, at the 6:15 mark on MacDonald's fifth three-pointer.
  • Niagara took a 51-37 lead to the locker room.
  • The Purple Eagles took their largest lead of the game on a three-pointer by Raheem Solomon with 17:10 to play, which put Niagara up 58-39.
  • Marist cut its deficit to seven twice, but Niagara maintained a double-digit lead throughout the final three minutes.
 
Key Stats
  • Wright led three double-digit Marist scorers with 19 points, 16 of which came in the first half. Jones had 17 on 8-for-9 shooting, and Javon Cooley had 15 as he shot 4-for-6 from three-point range.
  • Jones led Marist in rebounds (six) and blocked shots (four).
  • Raheim Sullivan had five assists against just one turnover.
  • Marist shot .529 (27-for-51) from the field and .423 (11-for-26) from three-point range.
  • Niagara's Marcus Hammond led all scorers with 23. He placed five Purple Eagles who scored in double figures, a list that also included MacDonald (15), Solomon (14), Kobi Nwandu (13), and Justin Roberts (11).
  • Solomon grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
  • Niagara hit 10 three-pointers in the first half and 14 in the game.
  • The Purple Eagles committed just four turnovers.
 
Notes
  • Jones set a career high with four assists. His four blocked shots tied a career high, and were his most at Marist.
  • Wright's 19 points were a career high.
  • Cooley's point total was a career high as he made his first collegiate start.
  • This is Marist's first loss on the second day of a back-to-back this season (3-1).
 
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Records
  • Niagara is now 4-4 overall and 3-3 in conference.
  • Marist is 6-2 on the season and 4-2 in the MAAC. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Red Foxes.
 
Up Next
  • Marist returns to action with a two-game series next weekend at Monmouth.
  • The Red Foxes and Hawks will play on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
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