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Men’s Basketball Hosts Princeton Saturday Night

Ivy League Foe Makes Second Visit to McCann

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (1-2) hosts Ivy League foe Princeton (1-2) on Saturday night at McCann Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 
Follow Us
  • Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) have the call on ESPN3.
  • In-game updates are available via Twitter at @MaristMBB.
 
Last Time Out
  • Marist was defeated at Lehigh, 64-54, on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
  • Anthony Cooper scored a game-high 16 points, with nine coming in a 34-second span.
  • Isaiah Brickner had 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists.
  • Patrick Gardner and Javon Cooley tied for the team high with seven rebounds.
  • Marist trailed by as much as 22 in the second half, but cut its deficit to eight in the game's final 30 seconds.
 
About Princeton
  • The Tigers, who are playing their third straight road game, enter the contest at 1-2.
  • Princeton fell at home to Hofstra to open the season, then dropped a one-point game at Navy before a 94-64 win at UMBC in their last outing on Monday.
  • Four Tigers average in double figures in scoring, led by Tosan Evbuomwan at 18.0 ppg. Evboumwan is also the team's leading rebounder at 7.3 per contest. Princeton was picked second in the Ivy League preseason poll.
  • Head coach Mitch Henderson is in his 11th year.
 
Series History
  • Marist is 0-3 against Princeton all-time, with an 0-1 mark at McCann Arena.
  • Princeton's only prior trip to Marist was on Jan. 6, 2010 - a 77-58 Princeton win.
  • Princeton earned an 80-61 home win last season on Nov. 17.
  • Princeton has won each meeting by at least 11 points.
 
Top Tidbits
  • Marist has assists on 49 percent of its made field goals this season (34 out of 70). Last season, Marist had assists on 35 percent of its field goals.
  • Marist has had a different leading scorer in each of its first three games: Kam Farris against American (20), Patrick Gardner against Binghamton (24), and Anthony Cooper at Lehigh (16).
  • Marist has had a positive turnover ratio in all three of its games this season.
  • Anthony Cooper has made 13 consecutive free throws, a streak that covers his last two games.
 
What's Next
  • Marist heads back to the road to face Maryland-Eastern Shore on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
  • Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Javon Cooley

#23 Javon Cooley

Forward
6' 5"
Junior
Isaiah Brickner

#5 Isaiah Brickner

Guard/Forward
6' 4"
Freshman
Kam Farris

#24 Kam Farris

Guard
6' 3"
Junior
Patrick Gardner

#15 Patrick Gardner

Center
6' 11"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Javon Cooley

#23 Javon Cooley

6' 5"
Junior
Forward
Isaiah Brickner

#5 Isaiah Brickner

6' 4"
Freshman
Guard/Forward
Kam Farris

#24 Kam Farris

6' 3"
Junior
Guard
Patrick Gardner

#15 Patrick Gardner

6' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Center

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