POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Two three-pointers by freshman guard
Ricardo Wright in the final 1:26 lifted the Marist men's basketball team over Siena, 55-54, in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Saturday afternoon at McCann Arena.
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- Marist held Siena scoreless for the first 4:11. The Saints were held without a field goal for the first 6:04.
- A 9-0 Marist run, capped by a Matt Herasme three-pointer, gave the Red Foxes a 22-11 advantage at the 5:52 mark.
- A free throw by Braden Bell gave Marist its largest lead of 12 with 3:30 left in the half.
- Siena cut into its deficit with an 8-0 run late in the first half, but Marist took a 27-22 lead to the locker room.
- Siena took its first lead of the game on a three-pointer by Aidan Carpenter with 9:52 remaining at 40-37. Carpenter's three capped a 9-0 run for the Saints.
- Carpenter's dunk with 6:09 left gave Siena a five-point lead, its largest of the game. That lead was matched on a Manny Camper three-pointer with 3:14 to go, and a Jalen Pickett jumper at the 2:19 mark.
- After Pickett's shot, Siena didn't score the rest of the way. Wright's three-pointer at the 1:26 mark brought the Red Foxes to within two, and another three with 42.8 to go provided the final margin. Marist then got stops on Siena's final two possessions.
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- Marist's Raheim Sullivan led all scorers with 13 points, and had a team-high four assists.
- Bell had a team-best six rebounds.
- Herasme had the game's best individual plus-minus at +17.
- Carpenter and Jackson Stormo tied for Siena's team high with 12 points.
- Camper had game highs in rebounds (11) and assists (five) to go along with seven points.
- Marist held Pickett, Camper, and Jordan King to a combined 24 points on 9-for-37 shooting. This trio came into today's game averaging over 42 points per game.
- Marist shot .412 (21-for-51) from the field, and Siena shot .368 (21-for-57) from the field.
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- Marist is 6-1 in games decided by five points or less.
- Marist has held seven opponents under 40 percent from the field, and is 7-0 when doing so.
- Marist is 9-1 when holding the opposition under 70 points.
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- Siena is 7-2 overall and in the MAAC.
- Marist is 9-6 on the season and 7-6 in conference play.
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- Marist and Siena wrap up their two-game series on Sunday at McCann Arena. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.
- Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on ESPN3.