BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania - The Marist men's basketball team (1-1) plays its first road game of the season on Wednesday night, as the Red Foxes face Lehigh (1-2) at 7 p.m.
 

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• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app starting at 6:45.
• In-game updates are available via Twitter at @MaristMBB.
• The game will be carried on ESPN+.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist fell to Binghamton by a score of 78-75 at home on Saturday, Nov. 12.
• Patrick Gardner had game highs of 24 points and 13 rebounds in addition to two blocked shots and two steals.
• Noah Harris scored 19 points as he drained five three-pointers.
• Stephane Ingo had three blocked shots.

 

About Lehigh

• The Mountain Hawks are 1-2, with losses at Syracuse and Virginia Tech followed by a home win over Misericordia on Sunday.
• Four Mountain Hawks average at least nine points per game, led by Evan Taylor at 12.0.
• Lehigh was picked to finish third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll.
• Head coach Dr. Brett Reed is in his 16th season at the helm, and has led Lehigh to two NCAA Tournament appearances (2010, 2012).

 

Top Tidbits

• Marist is 0-6 against Lehigh all-time, including an 0-2 mark at Lehigh with losses in 2010 and 2018.
• Patrick Gardner is the lone Red Fox who has scored in double figures in each of the team's first two games (19 vs. American, 24 vs. Binghamton).
• Marist shot .524 (11-for-21) from three-point range in the win over American, and .296 (8-for-27) in the loss to Binghamton.
• In John Dunne's five years as head coach, 37 percent of Marist's games (42 out of 114) have been decided by five points or less, including both this season. Marist is 17-25 overall, and 12-9 in the last three seasons.

 

What's Next

Marist returns home to face Princeton of the Ivy League on Saturday, Nov. 19 for a 7 p.m. tip-off.