POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team returns to action Sunday afternoon, when the Red Foxes host Niagara at McCann Arena. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
In the first meeting between the teams this season, the Red Foxes prevailed 66-64 on Jan. 15.
Patrick Gardner scored a season-high 31 points, and had the game-winning shot with 6.8 seconds remaining.
- Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on ESPN3.
- In-game updates are available on Twitter at @MaristMBB.
- Marist fell at home to Fairfield by a score of 70-61 on Friday night.
- Patrick Gardner led the Red Foxes with 13 points.
- Gardner was joined in double figures by Noah Harris and Javon Cooley, who scored 11 apiece.
- Jaden Daughtry led the Red Foxes in rebounds with seven.
- The Purple Eagles are coming off a 70-66 road loss at Mount St. Mary's on Friday.
- Noah Thomasson had 21 points, while Joe Kasperzyk had 17 points and a team-high six rebounds.
- Niagara has dropped back-to-back games, but had won five straight before that.
- The Purple Eagles have had 12 of their 16 MAAC games decided by two possessions or less, with a 7-5 record in those contests.
- Thomasson leads the MAAC in scoring at 19.0 points per game.
- Head coach Greg Paulus is in his fourth season at the helm.
- Since the start of the 2010-11 season, Marist is 14-14 against Niagara.
- Patrick Gardner is second in the MAAC in scoring (18.6 ppg), trailing only Noah Thomasson.
- Gardner is 8-for-11 (.727) on three-pointers in his last two games.
- Marist is second in the MAAC in fewest turnovers per game (11.7), with 12 or less in five straight.
- Noah Harris tied his career highs in assists (four) and steals (three) against Fairfield on Friday.
- Marist heads back to the road to face Manhattan on Friday, Feb. 24.
- Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
