LONDON, England – The Marist men's basketball team is playing overseas for the second time in program history. The Red Foxes will face Maine in the Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase on Sunday at O2 Arena.
 
Tip-off will be at 3:30 p.m. local time/10:30 a.m. Eastern. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU, with a radio broadcast on the Red Fox Network.
 

Follow Us

• Dean Darling play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) have the call on the Red Fox Network, with coverage starting at 10:15 a.m. Eastern.
• Karl Ravech (play-by-play) and Jay Bilas (analyst) have the call on ESPNU.
• In-game updates are available via Twitter at @MaristMBB.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist won its second straight with a 52-39 home triumph over Columbia on Monday.
• The Red Foxes scored the game's first 13 points as they held the Lions scoreless for the first 10:55, and without a field goal for the first 14:10.
• Javon Cooley led the Red Foxes in points (13) and rebounds (eight).
• The 39 points tied the lowest allowed by Marist since John Dunne took over as head coach in the 2018-19 season.

 

About Maine

• Maine has a record of 4-3, which includes a road win at Boston College.
• Kellen Tynes leads the Black Bears in scoring at 16.4 points per game.
• Chris Markwood, a 2005 Maine graduate, is in his first season as head coach.

 
 

Top Tidbits

• Marist last played overseas in 2018, when the Red Foxes went 2-0 in Belfast, Northern Ireland to win the Samson Bracket of the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic.
• Marist last faced Maine on Dec. 16, 2012, a 94-69 Red Foxes' home win that was a return game from BracketBusters the previous year. Marist has won four straight vs. Maine.
• In its last two games, Marist held Bucknell and Columbia to a combined .296 (32-for-108) field goal percentage. Bucknell shot .339, while Columbia shot .250.
• Marist is the only team in the MAAC with two of the top five in rebounding. Patrick Gardner is fourth (7.6) and Javon Cooley is fifth (7.3).
• Gardner and Manhattan's Josh Roberts are the only players in the MAAC to rank in the top 10 in scoring and rebounding.

 
 

What's Next

Marist returns home to face Boston University of the Patriot League on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m.