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Ricardo Wright scored a career-high 29 points
74
VMI VMI 2-2,0-0 SoCon
78
Winner Marist Marist 2-2,0-0 MAAC
VMI VMI
2-2,0-0 SoCon
74
Final
78
Marist Marist
2-2,0-0 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
VMI VMI 25 41 8 74
Marist Marist 32 34 12 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Connor Hall & Mike Ferraro

Men’s Basketball Wins Home Opener vs. VMI in OT

Wright Paces Red Foxes with Career-High 29 Points

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team won its home opener in overtime against VMI on Saturday evening, 78-74.
 
Both teams are now 2-2 on the season.
 
Summary
  • VMI scored the game's first six points, but thanks to five straight points by Samkelo Cele, the Red Foxes took a 7-6 lead at the first media timeout.
  • Thanks to three early three-pointers, VMI led 13-10 at the 11:41 mark of the first half.
  • A 12-2 Marist run gave the Red Foxes a 28-20 lead with 3:41 left until halftime. Marist led by as much as nine in the first half, and took a 32-25 lead to the locker room.
  • Ricardo Wright hit two jumpers early in the second half, but Sean Conway scored eight straight points for VMI to give the Keydets a 40-39 lead with 12:57 left in regulation.
  • Back-to-back three-pointers by Noah Harris put Marist in front 48-42 with 10:46 to go.
  • A three-pointer by Wright gave Marist its largest lead at 63-53 with 5:41 left. Another Wright three-pointer made the Red Foxes' lead 66-57 at the 3:42 mark. However, VMI closed regulation on a 9-0 run, with seven points coming from Kamdyn Curfman, to send the game to overtime.
  • Wright scored eight of Marist's 12 points in overtime. His jumper gave the Red Foxes the lead for good with 2:15 left in overtime. His two free throws in the final seconds sealed the victory.
 
Stats
  • Wright led all scorers with 29 points. He shot 11-for-22 from the field and 3-for-8 from three.
  • Four Red Foxes scored in double figures. Wright was joined by Harris (12), Cele (11), and Raheim Sullivan (11).
  • Jordan Jones had a game-high 11 rebounds, a team-best three blocked shots, and scored six.
  • Thanks to Harris' 12 points in 18 minutes, Marist had an 18-9 edge in bench points.
  • Curfman led VMI with 27 points. He hit five threes and shot 6-for-6 from the line.
 
Notes
  • Wright's point total was a career high, and the most by a Red Fox since Ryan Funk had 32 at Rider on Jan. 27, 2019.
  • Jones' 11 rebounds were a career high.
  • Harris' 12 points were a career high. The Red Foxes have had a freshman score in double figures in three straight games.
  • Marist is 3-1 against VMI all-time, including a 2-0 mark in Poughkeepsie.
  • Marist is now 21-20 all-time in its Division I history in home openers.
 
Up Next
  • Marist returns to action next Saturday at Hudson Valley rival Army West Point.
  • Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
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