BUFFALO, New York – The Marist men's basketball team earned a 76-58 win at Canisius in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Friday night at the Koessler Athletic Center.
 

Summary

• Marist hit its first four shots from the field. This included a pair of three-pointers by Javon Cooley as the Red Foxes led 11-6 at the 17:17 mark.
• The lead changed four times in the first half.
• A three-pointer by Noah Harris gave Marist its largest lead of the first half, a 33-24 advantage at the 4:40 mark.
• Canisius scored the final five points of the first half, and Marist's lead was cut to 38-37 after 20 minutes.
• An 8-0 run early in the second half gave the Golden Griffins a five-point lead, their largest of the game. However, Marist countered with a 7-0 run to grab the lead back.
• With 12:51 remaining, a jumper by Patrick Gardner gave Marist the lead for good.
• Gardner's three-pointer with 7:44 remaining punctuated a 10-0 Marist run. The Golden Griffins were held scoreless for a span of 3:46.
• Marist's lead reached as high as 20 twice.

 

Stats

• Gardner scored a game-high 26 points. He had 19 in the second half.
• Harris (14) and Cooley (13) gave Marist three double-digit scorers.
• Isaiah Brickner had nine points, eight assists, and five rebounds.
• Jaden Daughtry had a team-high six rebounds.
• Marist shot .551 (27-for-49) from the field, .421 (8-for-19) from three-point range, and .824 (14-for-17) from the free-throw line.
• Marist held Canisius to .259 (7-for-27) from the field and .143 (2-for-14) from three-point range in the second half.
• Marist outscored Canisius 23-7 over the final 11:15.
• Tahj Steveskie led Canisius with 18 points.

 

Notes

• Marist's 18-point margin of victory was its best of the season and highest ever in its 26 games at the Koessler Athletic Center.
• Marist's .551 field goal percentage was its best of the season.
• Gardner scored at least 20 points for the seventh time this season, and second straight game. His total of 26 was just one off his season high.
• Brickner set a career high with eight assists. He also set career highs for free throws made (seven) and attempted (seven) as he extended his streak of consecutive made free throws to 28.
• Daughtry's total of six rebounds doubled his previous career high of three, which had been set five times.

 

Records

• Marist is 6-9 overall and 2-4 in the MAAC.
• Canisius is 4-12 this season and 2-5 in the MAAC.

 

Up Next

• Marist concludes its western New York trip at Niagara on Sunday.
• Tip-off has been moved up to noon.