POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team will face off against MAAC opponent Canisius on Saturday, Feb. 12. The game is set to tip-off at 7 p.m. Following that game, Marist stay home to host Niagara on Monday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.
 
It will be the first time this season the Red Foxes will face both opponents.
 

Follow ALong

• Both games will be available to watch on ESPN3, with Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (color) on the call.
• Follow @MaristMBB for in-game Twitter updates.

 

vs. Canisius

• Canisius holds the advantage in the all-time series against Marist, 34-20.
• The teams split the season series in 2020-21, with both games taking place in Buffalo.
• Marist won the second meeting against Canisius last year. The Red Foxes have not won back-to-back games against the Golden Griffins since the 2007-08 season.
• Canisius has won the last three meetings between the teams in Poughkeepsie.
• Marist will play Canisius twice in its next six games.

 

vs. Niagara

• Niagara holds the advantage in the all-time series against Marist, 31-24.
• The Purple Eagles went 2-1 against the Red Foxes last season, including a win in the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Championship
• Marist has won three of the last four meetings between the teams in Poughkeepsie.
• Since the start of the 2010-11 season, the teams have met 25 times. Niagara holds a 13-12 advantage with a point differential of nine (Niagara 1,782, Marist 1,773).
• Marist will play Niagara twice in its final seven regular-season games, with the second meeting coming at Niagara on Saturday, March 5 in the finale.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist completed the season sweep of Monmouth with a decisive win by a score of 83-58.
• The Red Foxes shot 30-55 (.545 percent) from the field and 10-22 (.454 percent) from three-point range. The Hawks shot 21-62 (.338 percent) from the field and 4-19 (.211 percent) from three.
• Jao Ituka led all scorers in the game with 25 points on 9-for-14 (.643) shooting from the field and he went 7-for-9 (.778) from the line.
• Ricardo Wright (20 points) and Noah Harris (13 points) also scored in double digits for Marist.
• It was Marist's largest margin of victory in a MAAC road game in 15 years.

 

Trends & Notes

• Jao Ituka (14.8 ppg) and Ricardo Wright (14.3) rank sixth and ninth in the MAAC in scoring, respectively. Monmouth is the only other MAAC school to have multiple players in the top 10.
• Marist is 6-2 this season when hitting nine or more three-pointers, and is 3-11 when hitting eight or less.
• Marist is 6-2 when scoring at least 75 points this season, and 3-11 when scoring less than 75.
• Marist has held seven opponents under 40 percent shooting from the field (5-2 record in those games), and three under 30 percent (3-0).
• In all of Marist's wins this season, the opposition has scored under 70 points in regulation time.

 

Upcoming Events

• These two games mark a stretch in which Marist will play four out of five games at McCann Arena.
• The lone road contest will be the Red Foxes' next game after Niagara, when they travel to MVP Arena in Albany to face Siena on Friday, Feb. 18 for a 7 p.m. tip.