NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, New York – The Marist men's basketball team was defeated by Niagara, 83-52, on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams at the Gallagher Center.
 

Summary

• Jao Ituka scored Marist's first nine points.
• A 14-4 Marist run, which included two threes by Braden Bell, gave Marist a 19-13 lead.
• A 9-0 Niagara run gave the Purple Eagles a 24-21 advantage. Marcus Hammond had eight points in this run.
• Niagara held Marist without a field goal in the final 5:18 of the first half, and took a 39-29 halftime lead.
• The Purple Eagles extended their lead to as much as 37 in the second half.

 

Stats

• Ituka led Marist with 19 points.
• Ricardo Wright led the Red Foxes with seven rebounds.
• Noah Thomasson had a game-high 27 points to lead Niagara.
• Niagara shot .544 (31-for-57) from the field, while Marist shot .365 (19-for-52).

 

Records

• Marist finishes the regular season at 14-15 overall and 9-11 in the MAAC.
• Niagara also wrapped up the regular season at 14-15 overall and 9-11 in conference play.

 

MAAC Championship

• Marist opens play in the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship on Tuesday, March 8 as the #6 seed.
• The Red Foxes will play at 9 p.m. against an opponent to be determined by Saturday's later games.
• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app.
• The game will be carried on ESPN+.