LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania – The Marist men's basketball team prevailed in overtime at Bucknell on Saturday by a score of 60-54 in overtime. The victory was the 200^th in the career of head coach John Dunne.
 

Summary

• Marist scored the game's first eight points, as Bucknell was held off the scoreboard for the first 2:53.
• Bucknell tied the game at 10 thanks to an 8-0 run, but Marist countered with a 9-0 run as the Bison were held scoreless for a span of 6:47.
• Bucknell scored the final six points of the half, and Marist's lead was cut to 24-21 after 20 minutes.
• Xander Rice's three-pointer for Bucknell tied the game on the first possession of the second half, but Marist countered with threes on its next two possessions by Javon Cooley and Noah Harris.
• Patrick Gardner's three with 16:50 to go gave Marist its largest second-half lead at 35-27.
• Bucknell took its first lead of the game on a three-pointer by Ian Motta with 4:35 remaining, as the Bison went up 49-48.
• With the score tied at 51, Bucknell missed two shots on its last possession of regulation, which forced the game into overtime.
• Marist never trailed in overtime. Cooley and Harris both hit three-pointers in the extra period, and Isaiah Brickner sealed the win with two free throws in the final 15 seconds.

 

Stats

• Gardner led Marist with 16 points, and also contributed nine rebounds, two blocked shots, a steal, and an assist.
• Stephane Ingo led Marist with 12 rebounds, which included seven on the offensive end. Ingo added eight points, three assists, two blocked shots, and a steal.
• Cooley had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
• Harris finished with 13 points, three steals, three rebounds, and an assist.
• Rice finished with team highs of 16 points, six assists, and two blocked shots for Bucknell, while also hauling in seven rebounds. Alex Timmerman had 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for Bucknell.
• Marist held Bucknell to .339 (19-for-56) shooting from the field.

 

Notes

• Cooley had his first career double-double. His 11 rebounds were a career high.
• Ingo set season high in points and rebounds, and tied his career high in assists.
• Harris tied his career high in steals.
• Marist is now 7-6 in overtime in Dunne's tenure. This was the Red Foxes' first overtime contest of the year. Marist has now won three straight overtime games dating back to last year, and is 5-1 in the extra period since the start of the 2020-21 season.
• Bucknell entered the game ranked in the nation's top 10 in both field goal percentage and effective field goal percentage.
• Marist is now 5-6 all-time against Bucknell. This was the Red Foxes' second road win in six tries in the series. This was the first meeting between the teams since 2014.

 

Records

• Marist improved to 2-4.
• Bucknell is now 4-3.

 

Up Next

• Marist returns home to face Columbia on Monday.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
• The game will be shown on ESPN+.