JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – The Marist men's basketball team is traveling to Jersey City to battle with Saint Peter's on Sunday afternoon. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference matchup is set to tip-off at 2 p.m. at the Run Baby Run Arena.

Follow Along

• The game will be available to stream on ESPN+.
• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (color) will have the call on the Red Fox Network.
• Follow @MaristMBB for in-game Twitter updates.

 

Vs. Saint Peter's

• Saint Peter's holds the advantage in the all-time series, 34-25.
• The teams last met on January 26th in Poughkeepsie, with Saint Peter's coming out on top, 69-62.
• In the last four matchups dating back to February 2020, each team has two wins and two losses.
• Saint Peter's is looking to sweep the season series against the Red Foxes for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
• In their January 26th matchup, Saint Peter's held Marist to 4-27 (.148) from three.
• The Red Foxes forced 14 turnovers and had a 4-1 block advantage.
• Hassan Drame of Saint Peter's led all scorers (18 points), while Jao Ituka and Samkelo Cele led the Red Foxes with 15 points each.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist was defeated by Manhattan on the road, 72-66 on Sunday, January 30th.
• The Red Foxes shot 27-of-50 (.540 percent) from the field and 7-of-18 (.389 percent) from three.
• The Jaspers shot 28-of-54 (.519 percent) from the field and 7-of-19 (.368 percent) from three.
• Jose Perez of Manhattan led all scorers with 29 points on 11-20 (.550) shooting from the field.
• Marist had three players in double-digits, Jao Ituka (21), Ricardo Wright (19), and Jordan Jones (10). 

 

Trends and Notes

• In the last three games, Marist is averaging 71.6 points per game, which is above their season average of 70.4 points per game.
• During their four game losing skid, Marist is shooting 45.7% from the field and 33.7% from three.
• Including their last matchup with Saint Peter's, freshman Noah Harris is averaging 13.6 points and 52.2% shooting from three, and leading scorer Jao Ituka is averaging 16.6 points on 58.8% shooting from the field in Marist's last three games. 
• Over the last three games, Marist is forcing 11 turnovers per game, while committing 15 per game. 

 

Up Next

• The Red Foxes travel to West Long Branch, New Jersey for another MAAC game against Monmouth on Tuesday, February 8^th.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.