POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (3-4) returns to action on Wednesday night with a non-conference contest against America East foe Binghamton (2-5). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 

Follow Along

• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app starting at 6:45.
• Follow @MaristMBB for in-game Twitter updates.
• The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with Tim Heiman (play-by-play) and Doug Walsh (analyst) on the call.

 

vs. Binghamton

• The series is tied, 2-2. Marist is 1-1 all-time at Binghamton.
• Last year, the teams opened the season with a home-and-home, which Marist swept.
  • The Red Foxes won at Binghamton, 68-65 in overtime, on Dec. 5. Marist led for 40:54 of the game, and took the lead for good on Braden Bell's overtime basket with 1:34 left. Bell finished with 16 points and eight rebounds.
  • The following day, Marist earned a 64-60 home win. Raheim Sullivan had a team-high 13 points, while Jordan Jones had 12 points, six rebounds, and three blocked shots.
• Binghamton last played on Saturday. The Bearcats lost a five-point game, 68-63, at Patriot League Preseason favorite Boston University. Tyler Bertram (11.6 ppg) leads four Bearcats who average at least 10 points per game.

 

MAAC Rookie of the Week

• Freshman guard Jao Ituka was named MAAC Rookie of the Week on Monday.
• Ituka averaged 13.0 points in just over 14 minutes per game this past week. This included a career-high 19 points in 19 minutes against Iona on Dec. 1.
• Ituka shot .556 (10-for-18) from the field and .857 (6-for-7) from the free-throw line.
• This is Ituka's first career MAAC weekly award, and the first for a Red Fox this season.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist won at Rider, 79-67, on Sunday to improve to 1-1 in the MAAC.
• The Red Foxes led by as much as 21, and kept a double-digit lead throughout the second half.
• Ricardo Wright led the Red Foxes with 27 points and seven rebounds.

 

Top Trends

• Marist is looking to win back-to-back games for the first time this season.
• Marist has shot exactly 29-for-59 (.492) from the field in each of its last two games.
• Marist is 26-for-32 (.813) from the free-throw line in its last three games. The Red Foxes were 15-for-32 (.469) from the line in their prior two games.
• Marist has had a positive rebounding margin in five of its seven games this year.
• Marist is averaging 11.3 three-pointers made and shooting .420 from three-point range in its wins, while averaging 5.3 three-pointers made and shooting .247 in its losses.
• Marist has played three games this year decided by less than five points. The Red Foxes are 1-2 in these contests.

 

Up Next

• Marist returns home to face Navy of the Patriot League on Sunday at 2 p.m.
• The game will air on ESPN3, with Dean Darling and Steve Eggink on the call.
• Marist will team with VetZero to host a Veterans Appreciation Game.