FAIRFIELD, Connecticut – The Marist men's basketball team fell to Fairfield by a score of 73-54 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Friday night at Mahoney Arena.
 

Summary

• Marist scored the game's first four points on baskets by Patrick Gardner and Javon Cooley.
• The Red Foxes' lead swelled to seven twice in the first half. Isaiah Brickner's driving layup gave Marist a 20-13 advantage at the 8:42 mark.
• Fairfield answered with an 8-0 run, which was capped by a three-pointer from Jake Wojcik. This gave the Stags their first lead at 21-20.
• Gardner scored the game's next four points, but another 7-0 Fairfield run gave the Stags a 28-24 lead after 20 minutes.
• Fairfield scored the first nine points of the second half to extend its run to 16-0 and its lead to 13.
• The Stags' largest lead was 29 with 5:01 remaining. Marist outscored Fairfield 14-4 over the final five minutes.

 

Stats

• Brickner led Marist with 15 points and had five rebounds.
• Stephane Ingo had eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
• Gardner had 13 points and shot 5-for-5 from the field.
• Marist held a 40-30 advantage in rebounds.
• Fairfield's TJ Long led all scorers with 25, including 19 in the second half.
• Marist committed 20 turnovers, while Fairfield had seven.

 

Notes

• Brickner's 15 points were a career high.
• Brickner went 5-for-5 from the line to extend his streak of consecutive free throws made to 17.
• Ingo has three straight games with double-digit rebounds.

 

Records

• Marist is now 4-8 on the season and 0-3 in MAAC play.
• Fairfield is 6-7 overall and 2-1 in the MAAC.

 

Up Next

• Marist returns home to face MAAC preseason favorite Iona on Friday, Jan. 6.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.