JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – The Marist men's basketball team was defeated by Saint Peter's, 59-54, in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Friday night.
 

Summary

• Jordan Jones scored six points in the first 8:44, and his layup gave Marist a 9-8 lead at the 11:16 mark.
• Saint Peter's answered with an 8-0 run, as Marist was held scoreless for 4:33.
• Thanks to a 7-0 run, Marist tied the score at 18 as Saint Peter's was held scoreless for 5:33.
• Two free throws by KC Ndefo with 25 seconds left in the first half gave the Peacocks a 20-18 lead going into halftime.
• Marist took a three-point lead with a 9-2 run early in the second half, but Saint Peter's countered with 10 straight points and grabbed a seven-point lead.
• The Red Foxes then answered with a 10-2 run, which included back-to-back baskets by Raheim Sullivan, and back-to-back threes by Hakim Byrd and Braden Bell. Bell's trifecta at the 8:10 mark gave Marist a 37-36 lead.
• Bell's three was the first of seven lead changes over the next four minutes. With 3:59 to play, a banked right-wing three from Henry Makeny gave Marist a 50-47 lead.
• Saint Peter's answered with a 9-0 run to take the lead for good. The Peacocks outscored the Red Foxes 12-4 in the final 3:38

 

Key Stats

• Four Red Foxes scored in double figures. Bell and Byrd led the way with 12 points apiece, followed by Jones with 11 and Ricardo Wright with 10.
• Bell and Byrd had a team-high eight rebounds apiece.
• Ndefo had game highs in points (19), rebounds (nine), blocked shots (four), and tied for the game high with three assists.
• Marist shot 13-for-16 (.813) from the free-throw line, while Saint Peter's was 20-for-25 (.800).
• Marist shot 0-for-7 from three in the first half, and 7-for-17 in the second half. Saint Peter's was 0-for-13 in the first half, and 3-for-7 in the second half.
• Saint Peter's committed 11 turnovers, but Marist had 17.

 

Notes

• Byrd set a career high with his eight rebounds.
• Bell tied a career high with his eight rebounds. It's the second straight game Bell has had eight rebounds, and fifth time in his career.
• Jones has now blocked a shot in 14 straight games.
• Henry Makeny had a career-high five rebounds in a season-high 25 minutes.
• Tyler Saint-Furcy set season highs with six rebounds and three assists.

 

From Coach Dunne

"I'm extremely proud of my team," head coach John Dunne said. "I thought we played extremely hard. We fought right until the end."
 

Records

• Marist is 9-8 on the season and 7-8 in conference play.
• Saint Peter's is 11-7 overall and 8-5 in the MAAC.

 

Up Next

• Marist and Saint Peter's wrap up their two-game series on Saturday at 8 p.m.
• The game will be carried on ESPN3, with Dom Savino (play-by-play) and Darryl Jacobs (analyst) on the call.