DURHAM, New Hampshire – The Marist men's basketball team fell at New Hampshire by a score of 74-71 in a non-conference game on Tuesday night.
 
Max Allen II led all scorers with a career-high 28 points.
 

Summary

• New Hampshire scored the game's first five points.
• Two free throws by Clarence Daniels gave New Hampshire its largest first-half lead at 10, 26-16 at the 8:04 mark.
• A jumper by Jadin Collins brought Marist to within three at the 2:53 mark of the first half.
• New Hampshire took a 39-31 lead to the locker room.
• A 6-0 Marist run, which included four points from Jackson Price, brought Marist to within 43-41 with 14:09 to go.
• With 12:03 to play, Noah Harris' three-pointer brought Marist to within one. The Red Foxes also climbed with one twice in the next 2:22, but were never able to tie or take the lead.
• New Hampshire led by six with 44 seconds to play, but the Red Foxes got within two in the closing seconds after a three by Javon Cooley, a dunk by Isaiah Brickner, and a layup by Allen. New Hampshire's Ahmad Robinson extended his team's lead to three by making the first of two free throws. He missed the second, but the Red Foxes were unable to score on the game's final possession.

 

Stats

• Allen led all scorers with his 28. He shot 12-for-17 from the field and 4-for-4 from the line. He added five rebounds and a career-high three assists. It marked the first time this season a Red Fox scored at least 20 in a game.
• Cooley had 12 points, four rebounds, two steals, an assist, and a blocked shot. He went 5-for-6 from the field.
• Brickner had team highs in assists (eight – tied career high) and rebounds (six), tied for the team lead in steals (two), and scored four points.
• Price scored nine points in 10 minutes. He shot 2-for-3 from the field and 4-for-5 from the line.
• Marist shot 29-for-57 (.509) from the field – 25-for-40 (.625) on twos and 4-for-17 (.235) on threes. The Red Foxes were 9-for-10 (.900) from the line.
• Clarence Daniels had 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead New Hampshire.

 

Records

• Marist is 2-2 on the season.
• New Hampshire is now 2-3.

 

Up Next

• Marist plays its home opener on Saturday, Nov. 25 against Bucknell of the Patriot League.
• Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
• Tickets are available on MaristTickets.com.